In the context of the recently held swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government in New Delhi, a video (here, here and here) featuring TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu, an ally of the BJP, angrily addressing the AP Assembly is being widely shared on social media. The video is claimed to be recent, taken just before the formation of the NDA government at the Centre. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Chandrababu Naidu expressing his anger at Andhra Pradesh Assembly right before the formation of the NDA government at the Centre in June 2024.
Fact: The video is from 19 November 2021, when Chandrababu Naidu expressed his anger and walked out of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly after YSRCP leaders allegedly made derogatory comments about his wife. This incident is unrelated to the formation of the NDA government in 2024. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
A reverse image search of keyframes extracted from the viral video led us to the same video, which was uploaded on the YouTube channel of ‘V6 News Telugu’ on 19 November 2021, with the title “Chandrababu Naidu’s Sensational Decision in AP Assembly.” In the video, Naidu states that he was humiliated at the Assembly and will revisit the Assembly only after being re-elected as CM and walked out along with his party leaders.
According to media reports (here, here and here), on 19 November 2021, Naidu, who was the opposition leader at that time, walked out of the AP Assembly after alleged derogatory comments by YSRCP leaders about his wife. Naidu stated that he was denied the opportunity to make a statement defending his wife against the alleged personal remarks. He expressed anger over the way the House was functioning and subsequently walked out.
Following the incident, during a press conference, Naidu got emotional and condemned the YSRCP leaders for their allegedly abusive comments about his wife. This evidence proves that the video is old and unrelated to the formation of the NDA government in 2024.
To sum up, a 2021 video of Chandrababu Naidu walking out of the AP Assembly is being falsely shared as a recent incident that occurred before the formation of the NDA government in June 2024.
