May 20th 2024.
A video has been circulating on various social media platforms showing a man slapping Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal. According to the accompanying claim, this incident took place during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally, shortly after Kejriwal's release from jail on interim bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. In this article, we will delve into the truth behind this claim.
Upon searching for an archived version of a similar post, we found that the video in question dates back to 2019. Reports state that during a 2019 Lok Sabha election roadshow in the Moti Nagar area of Delhi on May 4th, 2019, Kejriwal was slapped by a man named Suresh Chauhan. There are no news reports indicating any attacks on Kejriwal during his 2024 election rallies. Therefore, the claim made in the post is misleading.
To verify the authenticity of this claim, we conducted a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video. This led us to a video uploaded by 'NDTV' on YouTube on May 4th, 2019, titled "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Slapped During Roadshow In Delhi." According to this report, while Kejriwal was campaigning in the New Delhi constituency on an open vehicle, an unidentified man jumped up and attacked him. The Aam Aadmi Party blamed the BJP for this incident.
Further research using keywords brought us to various reports published in May 2019, shedding light on this incident. According to a report by Deccan Chronicle on May 10th, 2019, the attacker was identified as 33-year-old Suresh Chauhan, a spare part dealer in Kailash Park, Delhi. Suresh, the attacker, stated that nobody instigated him to attack the AAP chief and that he is not affiliated with any political party. He also expressed regret for his actions and claimed to not understand why he attacked Kejriwal. Additional news reports about Suresh's statement can be found here and here.
In summary, the viral video depicting a man slapping Delhi CM Kejriwal is actually an old incident that took place in 2019. It has been falsely shared as a recent attack on Kejriwal during a 2024 Lok Sabha election rally following his release from jail on interim bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. This story was originally published by Factly and later republished by OrissaPOST as part of the Shakti Collective.
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