UPSC topper Shruti Sharma is not the daughter of Sudarshan TV's Suresh Chavhanke - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 31, 2023
A post is being shared on social media claiming that Sudarshan channel Editor-in-Chief Suresh Chavhanke’s daughter has secured the top rank in the UPSC examination by studying at Jamia Millia University. The post alleges that Suresh Chavhanke makes hate speeches and creates hatred among Hindus and Muslims but sends his daughter to an Islamic University to become a topper. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Suresh Chavhanke’s daughter has secured the top rank in the UPSC examination by studying at Jamia Millia University.
Fact: The photo shows Shruti Sharma, the topper of the Civil Service Examination 2021. Shruti Sharma’s father is Sunil Dutt Sharma, who is an architect and runs a construction consultancy firm in Delhi. Shruti Sharma is an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University and she prepared for the Civil Services Exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy (RCA). Shruti Sharma is not the daughter of Suresh Chavhanke. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When we searched for the details of the claims made in the post, we found that the woman seen in the image is Shruti Sharma, the topper of the Civil Service Examination 2021. Shruti Sharma emerged as the topper, securing an All-India Rank (AIR) of 1 in the Civil Service Examination 2021.
A few photos of Shruti Sharma posing along with her family members can be seen here, here, and here. As per the reports, Shruti Sharma’s father is Sunil Dutt Sharma, an architect who runs a construction consultancy firm in Delhi. Sunil Dutt Sharma reportedly also runs a school in Basta.
Shruti Sharma is an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University and joined the Delhi School of Economics (DSE) to pursue her post-graduate degree. Shruti Sharma prepared for the Civil Services Exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy (RCA). News reports on RCA members honouring Shruti Sharma can be seen here and here. Shruti Sharma is not related to journalist Suresh Chavhanke.
A few pictures of Suresh Chavhanke with his family members can be seen here, here, and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that Shruti Sharma is not related to Suresh Chavhanke, the Editor-in-Chief of the Sudarshan channel.
To sum it up, UPSC topper Shruti Sharma did prepare for the Civil Service Exam at Jamia Millia University, but she is not the daughter of Sudarshan TV Head Suresh Chavhanke.