May 11th 2024.
There has been a recent surge in a video of Baba Ramdev, a well-known yoga guru, praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that has been circulating on social media. Many users are claiming that the video is recent and that Ramdev's praise is a sign of a changing political climate in favor of the Opposition in the upcoming General Elections. In the video, Ramdev can be heard saying that Gandhi used to receive limited coverage in national media, but now he is being talked about everywhere. He also commends Gandhi's physical fitness and highlights the Gandhi family's long-standing involvement with yoga since the time of Nehru.
However, it is worth noting that Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna were recently reprimanded by the Supreme Court for promoting misleading advertisements for their company, Patanjali. As a result, they were required to publicly apologize for their deceptive marketing tactics in major newspapers.
Interestingly, some users have taken a dig at Ramdev's previous vocal support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government. They have shared the video, sarcastically commenting that Ramdev seems to be "flipping" to the other side now.
Another user shared the video, expressing surprise at Ramdev's sudden change of heart towards the Gandhi family and their hard work finally paying off. However, upon further investigation, it was found that the video is from 2022 and is being falsely linked to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
NewsMeter, a fact-checking platform, discovered that the video was originally posted by BV Srinivas, the national president of Youth Congress, on September 16, 2022. Srinivas had taken a jab at Ramdev, stating that his "sins would still not be washed away." Furthermore, the video was also published by Live Hindustan's YouTube channel and website on September 17, 2022, where it was mentioned that Ramdev had praised Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Amar Ujala, a prominent news agency, reported on the video on September 17, 2022, stating that Ramdev had praised Gandhi after witnessing his Bharat Jodo Yatra, which had started from Kanyakumari.
Therefore, it can be concluded that this is an old video of Baba Ramdev praising Rahul Gandhi and is being shared as recent. The claim that Ramdev has changed his tune due to a perceived shift in the political climate in favor of the Opposition is misleading. This fact-check has been conducted by NewsMeter and republished by OrissaPOST as part of the Shakti Collective.
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