“Indian independence activist & former CM of Madras state Kamaraj was the only person who had the honour of sitting infront of Queen Elizabeth-II”
What FACTLY found
According to The Hindu, this photo was captured during Queen’s visit to Chennai on 19 February 1961. Another photograph from the same event shows several other dignitaries sitting on the either side of the Queen while she was cutting the cake for her child’s first birthday. Also, there are many pictures and videos that show people sitting in the Queen’s presence
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 September 2022. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.