“A purported RSS letter written to BJP President Amit Shah demanding that Pragya Thakur’s candidature from Bhopal should be cancelled is being widely shared on social media. The letter has been signed off by senior RSS official Suresh Soni. But our investigation revealed that the letter is fake.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Apr 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 April 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 April 2019. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.