“‘P. Chidambaram lived in a house owned by his wife and claimed monthly rent of 20 lakhs from the government for 10 years’”
What FACTLY found
P. Chidambaram resides in a bungalow allotted to him by the government. Moreover government does not bear the rental expenses in case if a member of parliament decides to reside in a private house. The Delhi High court imposed a fine of one lakh rupees dealing with a PIL requesting to pause the central vista project in the light of the COVID-19, the court commented that it is a motivated petition and not a genuine public interest litigation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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