It has been claimed that Telugu movie actor Allu Arjun has announced his support for the Congress party in the current “general elections 2024” after witnessing a video of him doing a roadshow.
@Soundofpeoples tweeted “Allu Arjun in the field to honor Congress. @alluarjun#Elections2024” on April 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about 330.8k views on X.
कांग्रेस के सम्मान में अल्लू अर्जून मैदान में।@alluarjun #Elections2024 pic.twitter.com/7DUvAyjbLf
— जनता की आवाज (@Soundofpeoples) April 20, 2024
Several other accounts, including @kamaalrkhan, @ManojSh28986262, @abhishek01inc, @salmanmkjw, @Anika_Pan made the same claim that Telugu movie actor Allu Arjun has announced his support for the Congress party in the current “general elections 2024”. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
As the Grand Marshal of the yearly Indian Day parade in August 2022, Allu Arjun represented India in this old footage from New York. The video is not related to the current “general elections 2024” and was not made recently. But in February 2024, his father-in-law Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy became a member of the Congress. We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on August 22, 2022 with the headline “Allu Arjun represents country as Grand Marshal at annual Indian Day parade in New York”. The actor wrote in Instagram “Thank you it was the honour being the Grand Marshal at the India Day parade in NYC.” Further, for more clarification, we also went to Hindustan Times, which posted on it with the heading “Allu Arjun’s father-in-law joins Congress, quits BRS” on Feb 16, 2024. Four BRS leaders joined the Congress on Friday in Telangana including Allu Arjun’s father-in-law Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy. Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy, the father-in-law of Tollywood actor Allu Arjun, and several other BRS officials who left the party of former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao joined the Congress. In addition to Reddy, former Patnam minister Mahender Reddy joined the Congress, as did former Hyderabad mayor Bonthu Rammohan and his wife Bonthu Sridevi. They were all members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which was Telangana Rashtra Samithi. The video was uploaded in Youtube on August 22, 2022.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT:A video that shows Telugu cinema star Allu Arjun holding a roadshow has been shared, claiming that Allu Arjun came out to support the Congress party in the ongoing "general elections 2024". The fact is that this is an old video from New York (1/3) pic.twitter.com/WY2mTzFp9U
Intent:
Political Influencers are circulating old videos of Allu Arjun with false claims to set their narrative to influence the ongoing “general elections 2024”. A video that shows Telugu cinema star Allu Arjun holding a roadshow has been shared, claiming that Allu Arjun came out to support the Congress party in the ongoing “general elections 2024”. This is an old video from New York in which Allu Arjun represented India as Grand Marshal at the annual Indian Day parade in August 2022. The video is not recent and has nothing to do with the ongoing “general elections 2024”. However, his father-in-law, Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy, joined the Congress in February 2024.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of Telugu cinema star Allu Arjun holding a roadshow has been leaked, alleging that Allu Arjun came out to assist the Congress party in the ongoing “general elections 2024”.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from New York where Allu Arjun represented India as the Grand Marshal at the annual Indian Day parade in August 2022. The video is not recent and has nothing to do with the ongoing “general elections 2024”.
