Following the recently concluded fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a social media post alleges that Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan revealed he voted for the Congress party. The post includes a supposed tweet by Hrithik Roshan stating, ‘Mai abhi abhi 6 ungli ko press karke aaya hu.’ This article aims to fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Hrithik Roshan tweeted, hinting that he cast his vote for the Congress party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Fact: Hrithik Roshan did not post a tweet suggesting that he voted for the Congress. Over the last thirty days, he has only tweeted twice, both on election day. However, out of these two tweets, only one pertains to the election, wherein he urged the public to thoroughly evaluate the candidates before casting their votes. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The fifth phase of the ongoing 2024 general elections concluded on 20 May 2024. Several Bollywood actors, including Hrithik Roshan, cast their votes. However, Hrithik did not tweet which party he voted for.
Hrithik Roshan along with his family exercised his voting right in Mumbai. After casting his vote, he spoke to the media, emphasizing the importance of voting wisely (here). However, there are no reports about his vote for Congress. If he had made any such tweets or comments, the media would have covered it, but we could not find any such reports.
On the election day (20 May 2024), he only posted two tweets. One advised the public to vote and study the candidates before voting, while the other wished another actor, Jr. NTR, a happy birthday. Both of these tweets are still visible on his Twitter timeline.
An additional examination using Social Blade, a Twitter analytics tool, validated that within the last thirty days, he has only posted two tweets, both occurring on election day (20 May 2024). A cursory review of his Twitter profile supports this finding. Additionally, a thorough search through archived content failed to uncover any such tweet by Hrithik Roshan. Consequently, these findings confirm that the screenshot of the purported tweet is digitally fabricated.
To sum up, Hrithik Roshan did not post a tweet suggesting that he voted for the Congress.
