“Image showing P. Chidambaram touching the feet of Jayalalithaa”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Mar 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The person touching the feet of Jayalalithaa in the viral image is former Tamil Nadu minister Thambi Durai, not P. Chidambaram
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 March 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 March 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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