The pastor in this photo is not the new State Election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Justice V. Kanagaraj - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 16, 2020
A photo of a pastor is being shared on Facebook with a claim that the person in the photo is the new State election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Justice V. Kanagaraj. Let’s verify the authenticity of the claim made in the post.
The new election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Justice V. Kanagaraj is a pastor.
Fact: The person in the photo is not the new state election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Justice V. Kanagaraj. The name of the pastor seen in the photo is ‘Rt. Rev. S. Edwin Jayakumar’. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the photo in the post was searched using Google reverse image technique, the search result showed that the person in the photo is ‘Bishop Edwin Jayakumar’. When other photos of Edwin Jayakumar were compared with the person in the posted photo, it was confirmed that the person in the photo is ‘Rt. Rev. S. Edwin Jayakumar’. The other photos of  Edwin Jayakumar can be seen here and here.
Also, the state election commission has reported to the police about the negative information that is spread about Justice V.Kanagaraj on social media. News articles about police filing a case on this issue can be read here.
To sum it up,  the pastor seen in the photo is not the new election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Justice V. Kanagaraj.
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