May 23rd 2024.
Upon investigation, it has been determined that a recent viral claim about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointing political consultant Prashant Kishor as their national chief spokesperson is false. In an interview with Logically Facts, Arun Singh, the National General Secretary of the BJP, confirmed that the letter in question is indeed fabricated.
The claim, which has been circulating on social media and WhatsApp, features an image of a press release dated May 22, 2024, allegedly from the BJP announcing Kishor's appointment. However, after examining the press release section on the BJP's website and social media accounts, it was found that no such announcement had been made.
The BJP's website lists their designated national and chief spokespersons, with Anil Baluni serving as the chief spokesperson and media in-charge and a total of 29 national spokespersons. Kishor is not among them.
The press release in question was signed by National Secretary Arun Singh, who stated that it had been photoshopped and is completely false. While there are no obvious discrepancies in the letter, Kishor's surname is misspelled as "Kishore." Interestingly, Kishor has not commented on the matter, but a post on the official Twitter account of his political campaign Jan Suraaj has accused the Congress party of spreading the fake letter.
It should be noted that Kishor had joined the Janata Dal in 2018 and was appointed as the vice-president of the party. However, he was expelled in 2020 and went on to launch Jan Suraaj after parting ways with his political consultancy company, I-PAC.
In conclusion, it has been determined that the viral claim about Kishor's appointment as the national chief spokesperson of the BJP is false and has been shared with the intention to mislead. This story was originally published by Logically Facts and has been republished by OrissaPOST as part of the Shakti Collective.
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