Due to the overlap of the schedules of Indian General Elections and IPL cricket tournament, a news about the West indies cricketer Chris Gayle is doing rounds on several social media platforms. Many Facebook posts claim that Chris Gayle will be campaigning for BJP in the upcoming elections 2019. Let’s analyse the authenticity of the claim made in the post.
The archived version of the post can be found here.
Claim: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle will be campaigning for BJP in the upcoming Indian General Elections-2019.
Fact: Coincidentally, the colour of the kurta he wears in it happens to be the party colour of BJP. But the photo in the post was the one taken during an ad shoot of Manyavar, a premier ethnic dressing company. Hence, the claim stands FALSE.
The news that Chris Gayle will be campaigning for BJP has been in circulation since 2018. The photo in the post was the one taken on April 25, 2018 during an ad shoot of Manyavar, a premier ethnic dressing company. Coincidentally, the colour of the kurta he wears in the pic happens to be the party colour(saffron) of BJP. And as the elections are approaching and Gayle is also available in India for the IPL tournament, such news have gained mileage. Yahoo has also debunked an article with similar claims involving Chris Gayle’s campaigning for elections.
Finally, there is no truth in the news that West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle would be campaigning for BJP. Hence all such claims made are False.
