“Congress leader Jairam Ramesh compared toilets with temples ahead of inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya”
What FACTLY found
Jairam Ramesh made this statement in 2012 when he was serving as a Union Minister of Rural Development and during the inauguration of the ‘Nirmal Yatra’, an initiative aimed at raising awareness about sanitation. Later, Ramesh’s comments faced criticism from both the opposition and members of his own Congress party
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 December 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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