“This viral message about “Permanent Address” is written by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman”
What FACTLY found
This viral message about “Permanent Address” was originally written by Aseem Dhru, MD & CEO of SBFC Finance Ltd. He shared these lines on his Twitter account on 10 July 2023. In another Twitter post, he mentioned that these lines were shared on social media platforms, attributing them to Javed Akhtar. However, Javed Akhtar clarified that he is not the author of these lines. There is no evidence of Nirmala Sitharaman penning the message
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/sureshkrishnan40/posts/pfbid028JArkqvTK6n24iUKdSU8yr3982PFcUpbmB…
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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.