“Gandhi & Nehru’s inaction about Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’s plea led to Bhagat Singh’s death”
What FACTLY found
Gandhi, on a few occasions, made requests to the viceroy at the time, Lord Irwin, seeking a reprieve of Bhagat Singh’s death sentence. In fact, even before Malaviya’s plea, Gandhi had already appealed for the suspension of Bhagat Singh’s execution during a conversation with the viceroy in October 1930. Contrary to the viral claim, Lord Irwin, in his speech, unequivocally supported the punishment of Bhagat Singh, disregarding Gandhi’s plea
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 June 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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