“Congress leader and Godman Acharya Pramod Krishnam’s original name is Gul Shamad Khan”
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Claim dated 28 Jul 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Election affidavit of 2019 Lok Sabha general elections states his name as Acharya Pramod Krishnam and his father’s name as Late Jaswanth Singh. Wikidata information about Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam stating that he belongs to a Muslim family was added by a user through editing which was later removed
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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