“PM Narendra Modi and BJP have built a huge statue of Saint Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad.”
What FACTLY found
It is the ‘Jeeyar Educational Trust’, that has built a huge 216 feet statue of ‘Saint Ramanujacharya’ in Hyderabad. Neither PM Modi nor BJP has anything to do with the construction. It is Rs. 1000 crores project, and the trust is raising funds through donations. Annual financial reports of the trust are available on the trust website. As per the reports, PM Modi is going to unveil the statute on 02 February 2022, upon the request of Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, Trustee, Jeeyar Educational Trust. Howe...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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