A video is being widely shared on social media platforms claiming that Rahul Gandhi is seen relaxing after the tight schedule of Bharat Jodo Yatra by watching a bhojpuri song performance at an event. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Rahul Gandhi watching a Bhojpuri song performance for relaxation after Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Fact: Full length videos show singer Sunidhi Chauhan singing the song ‘Right here, right now’ from a Hindi film Bluff Master (2005). On 16 December 2022, she performed at a concert marking the completion of 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur. Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot, and other congress leaders attended the event. Nowhere did she sing the bhojpuri song as shared in the viral video. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Reverse image search using the viral visuals led us to same video but with a different audio. This video was tweeted by a congress follower on 16 December 2022. The accompanying description informs that Rahul Gandhi was at Sunidhi Chauhan’s Concert in Jaipur. In this video, Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot & other leaders can be seen watching the performance of the song “Right here, Right Now” from a Hindi film Bluff Master (2005).
As per the media reports, on 16 December 2022, Singer Sunidhi Chauhan performed at a concert marking the completion of 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur.
Full videos uploaded by several vloggers on YouTube also show Sunidhi Chauhan singing the song ‘Right here, right now’ along with other popular Bollywood songs. They can be seen here and here. Nowhere did she sing the bhojpuri song as shared in the viral video. The edited audio is taken from this Bhojpuri song.
To sum it up, video of Rahul Gandhi watching a Bhojpuri song performance is altered.
