This tweet accusing BJP Government policies is not made by Bollywood actor & former MP Shatrughan Sinha - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 25, 2021
A screenshot of a tweet purportedly made by the veteran Bollywood actor and former Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha is being shared on social media. The tweet accuses the BJP Government’s policies and Narendra Modi’s extravagant dressing. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Bollywood veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha’s tweet accusing the BJP Government policies and Narendra Modi’s extravagant dressing.
Fact: This tweet was not made from the official Twitter handle of Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha. There is no account with the user-ID ‘@sirshatrughanji’ on Twitter. Also, there is no verified symbol visible on the tweet shared in the post. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
On searching for this tweet on the official Twitter handle of Shatrughan Sinha, we couldn’t find any such tweet. On observing carefully, it is found that the user id (@sirshatrughanji) mentioned in this tweet is different from the user id (@ShatruganSinha) of Shatrughan Sinha’s official Twitter handle. Also, there is no verified symbol visible on the tweet shared in the post.
When we searched for the account with this user id (@sirshatrughanji), it is found that there is no account with such a user id on Twitter. From all these pieces of evidence, it is concluded that the tweet screenshot in the post is a fake one.
Criticising the functioning of BJP Government under PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress party in March 2019. News articles published on Shatrughan Sinha tweets slamming the BJP Government and Narendra Modi can be seen here and here. Shatrughan Sinha recently tweeted about the hike in petrol prices and the arrest of Disha Ravi. They can be seen here and here. But, the tweet shared in the post is not made from the official Twitter handle of Shatrughan Sinha.
To sum it up, this tweet of veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha about the Narendra Modi led BJP Government is a fake one.