A post with an image that has a photo of Manmohan Singh and some text in Hindi is being shared by many Facebook users. The text is in Hindi and its English translation is- ‘I was helpless but not you, so press the button to vote for BJP and bring the BJP government to power’. Let’s check if Manmohan had really made such statements.
Though the post may seem silly, it has attracted more than 390 shares till the time of writing this article and also, if one goes through the comments section, it can be seen that many users are commending Manmohan for such comments.
Claim: Manmohan Singh: “I was helpless but not you, so press the button to vote for BJP and bring the BJP government to power”.
Fact: Manmohan hasn’t made these comments. Information from no credible source was found which confirms that the comments were made by him. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When searched on Google with keywords ‘Manmohan Singh said to vote for BJP and bring BJP government’, no relevant information was obtained in the search results about Manmohan Singh making those statements.
If Manmohan had really made such statements, they would have been reported by all the major newspapers and channels in India. But no news agency has reported anything about Manmohan making those comments. So, false statements are being attributed to Manmohan.
To conclude, Manmohan hasn’t asked people to vote for BJP and bring the BJP government to power. False statements are being attributed to him.
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