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“Sharad Pawar made Ajmal Kasab’s lawyer, Majeed Memon, a Rajya Sabha MP, while the BJP awarded Ujjwal Nikam, the prosecutor who secured Kasab’s death sentence, an MP ticket.”

FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING

FACTLY says: Majeed Memon, a notable criminal lawyer in India, was not associated with the Ajmal Kasab trial. He served as a Rajya Sabha MP from the NCP from April 2014 to April 2020. In 2022, Majeed Memon quit the NCP and joined th…

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“‘Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham’ seer has denied blessings to Rahul Gandhi and then Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for their alleged anti-Hindu stance”

FACTLY rated this: FALSE

FACTLY says: No such denial of blessings by the seer was reported by any reputed news agency. In fact, several of them reported that Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah were given blessings by the seer on their visit to the mutt. It was a…