Fact Check: Jubilee Hills by-polls — former BRS minister Srinivas Goud supports Cong. pick Naveen Yadav? No, video is old
A video showing former Minister, BRS leader V Srinivas Goud and the Congress candidate for the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-elections Naveen Yadav is going viral on social media.
By - K Sherly Sharon
Claim:Video shows former BRS minister V Srinivas Goud supporting Congress candidate Naveen Yadav in the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-elections.
Fact:The claim is false. The viral video is from May 10, 2022. It is unrelated to the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-elections.
Hyderabad: Hyderabad: Ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election and in the backdrop of the Telangana state-wide bandh on October 18, a video featuring Congress candidate Naveen Yadav and former Minister and BRS leader V. Srinivas Goud is going viral on social media.
The bandh, called by the Backward Classes Joint Action Committee (BC JAC), is in protest against the High Court’s stay on 42% reservation for BCs in local body elections. The by-election for the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency is scheduled for November 11.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of sitting BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath in June this year. The BRS has fielded his widow, Maganti Sunitha, who filed her nomination on October 16.
The viral video shows Srinivas Goud felicitating Naveen Yadav with a shawl. Sharing the clip on X, a user wrote, “BC leaders from BRS are saying, ‘We will make our BC brother win.’ Brother Naveen’s victory will be a turning point for the development of Jubilee Hills.” (Archive)
Post making the same claims can be seen here. (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. It is an old video from May 10, 2022.
Using keyword searches we found the viral video uploaded to YouTube by ‘D9media’ on May 10, 2022. The title reads “Minister Srinivas Goud Garu Navin Yadav Garu Jubilee Hills”.
We searched Naveen Yadav’s Facebook account and found that images from the same meeting were uploaded on May 10, 2022. At the time, V. Srinivas Goud, who is seen in the images, was serving as the Telangana Sports Minister.
The caption states, “@vnaveenyadav @vsrinivas_goud Sports minister applauded our dynamic leader Naveen Yadav Garu for his service towards sports and encouraging Throwball since formation of Telangana State . With out any grant from SATS he is conducting every one National Championship and conducting All age groups Inter District championship , . Proud of our leader”.
A comparison of screenshots of the viral video and Facebook images can be seen here. There are similarities in the background, and people who attended the events.
It is clear that the viral video is from May 10, 2022. It is not related to the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-elections. Therefore, NewsMeter concludes that the viral claims are false.
