A photo of Congress leader Jaivardhan Singh, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Raghogarh, Madhya Pradesh and son of former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, is viral on social media.
What is the claim?: Users have shared this photo as a recent incident with the claim that after Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath's statement, party workers 'tore' Singh's kurta.
This claim has come up when there is a controversy within the Congress party regarding ticket distribution before the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
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Is it true?: No, the viral photo has no connection with the ticket distribution for the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
This photo is from 2021 when Madhya Pradesh Congress had demonstrated against inflation, and Singh's clothes were torn in the clash with the police force.
How did we find out?: We ran a Google reverse image search on the viral image and found the same image on Jaivardhan Singh's official X account dated 11 August 2021.
Taking a clue from Singh's post, we searched for news reports from 2021 and found one in which Jaivardhan's 'torn kurta' had been mentioned.
The CNN News18 Hindi report, published on 12 August 2021, noted that Jaivardhan Singh's kurta was torn during the Youth Congress' demonstration.
Ticket distribution controversy in Madhya Pradesh: On 15 October, Congress had released the first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
Since the release of this list, voices of protest have been raised within the party regarding ticket distribution in the state.
What did Kamal Nath say about "tearing clothes?": A video of former Chief Minister Nath is going viral online.
In the clip, Nath, surrounded by workers, is seen saying, "You people go and tear the clothes of Digvijay Singh and Jaivardhan."
This video is said to be of the time when supporters of Congress leader Virendra Raghuvanshi reached Kamal Nath's bungalow and demanded a ticket for their leader.
However, later Digvijay and Nath appeared together on a stage on 17 October and discussed and joked about the viral statement and stating that there was no rift between the two.
Congress launched its election manifesto at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal. During this, Kamal Nath gave a clarification on his statement.
Kamal Nath told journalists, "You first asked a question about tearing Digvijay Singh's clothes." So I told you in reply that if you don't listen then you should also tear his (Digvijay Singh's) clothes.
After this, Digvijay Singh interrupted Kamal Nath on the stage and said, "One minute, one minute, whose signatures are on Form A and B?" the PCC President..then whose clothes should be torn?
Conclusion: Clearly, the viral claim is false. A photo of Jaivardhan Singh in a 'torn kurta' is from 2021 and has been falsely linked to the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
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