Old photo of Baba Ramdev with cancer patient shared to portray him as a womaniser - Alt News
Arjun Sidharth
22nd November 2019 / 5:59 pm
A photograph of yoga guru Baba Ramdev with a woman, has been circulated on social media with the words, “रात भर शिष्या के साथ अलोम विलोम करने के बाद” चरम सुख” का आनंद लेते बाबा कामदेव” The tweet is of November 18.
रात भर शिष्या के साथ अलोम विलोम करने के
बाद” चरम सुख” का आनंद लेते बाबा कामदेव
😜😜😜😜😜😜#रामदेव_ठग_है pic.twitter.com/Uvd83Iwol3
— Political Di⏺ (@arrya19661275) November 18, 2019
The above tweet has been posted with the hashtag #रामदेव_ठग_है (#Ramdev is a thug). An attempt has been made to project Ramdev as a womanizer. The photo has been shared by a few users on Twitter. Alt News found a screenshot of this tweet posted on Facebook by a user.
Posted by Zameer Khan on Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The social media claim surrounding the picture is false. The narrative was debunked by Baba Ramdev himself, on social media. In fact, this image has been circulating for several years now. Ramdev had issued a clarification almost five years back, on November 26, 2014. In a tweet, he had said, “I am ashamed and sad to know that people are not leaving even a cancer patient, to spread maligning messages.”
I am ashamed and sad to know that people are not leaving even a cancer patient, to spread maligning messages pic.twitter.com/WWQ3DVcBRW
— स्वामी रामदेव (@yogrishiramdev) November 26, 2014
According to the infographic tweeted by Ramdev, the woman seen in the picture is Priti, a cancer patient who was undergoing treatment at Vedanta hospital, where Ramdev had paid her a visit. The same was posted on Facebook on the official page of Baba Ramdev, on November 26, 2014.
दुष्प्रचार करने वालों कुछ तो शर्म करो !
यह बहन, जिसका नाम प्रीती है, आयु 27 वर्ष है, cancer से पीड़ित है, जीवन और मौत के…
Posted by Swami Ramdev on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A photograph of Baba Ramdev with a female cancer patient, has been shared on social media for several years with a false claim, maligning the yoga guru.
Arjun Sidharth is a writer with Alt News. He has previously worked in the television news industry, where he managed news bulletins and breaking news scenarios, apart from scripting numerous prime time television stories. He has also been actively involved with various freelance projects. Sidharth has studied economics, political science, international relations and journalism. He has a keen interest in books, movies, music, sports, politics, foreign policy, history and economics. His hobbies include reading, watching movies and indoor gaming.
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