PTI Fact Check: False claim on Arvind Kejriwal’s health circulates after AAP's Delhi poll debacle

Sanjay Singh's 2024 remarks misrepresented as recent on social media

PTI , Vartha Bharati | 11-02-2025 | 15:29:00 IST

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Investigation 

 

The Desk conducted a Reverse Image Search on the photo and found that several other users shared the same screenshot with similar claims on social media. Two such posts can be viewed here and here, and their archived versions can be found here and here, respectively. 

 

Meanwhile, the Desk noticed that the alleged statement by Singh referred to Kejriwal as ‘Chief Minister’, the post from which he had resigned in September 2024. After him stepping down, Atishi took charge as Delhi CM while Kejriwal remained lodged in jail. 

 

Taking a cue from this, the Desk conducted a customised keyword search on Google to find relevant news reports, and came across a report by India Today, dated July 15, 2024, whose headline read: “Arvind Kejriwal may slip into coma, says AAP, shreds Tihar Jail report”.

 

“A team of AIIMS doctors has been examining Arvind Kejriwal's health, and they have found out that Kejriwal is losing weight fast and is suffering from hypoglycemia. His blood sugar level dropped below 50 mg/dL five times, which could have caused him to slip into a coma or even resulted in his death, Sanjay Singh claimed,” read a section of the report. 

 

Here is the link to the report and below is a screenshot of the same. 

On further scanning the search results, the Desk also found the original X (formerly Twitter) post of News 24, which was uploaded on July 15, 2024. 

 

Here is the link to the post and below is a screenshot of the same. 

 Subsequently, the Desk concluded that an old and unrelated statement by Sanjay Singh was shared on social media as recent with a false claim.  

CLAIM

AAP leader Sanjay Singh says Arvind Kejriwal may slip into coma.

FACT

The news report quoted Sanjay Singh making the claim way back in July 2024, and has no relation to the recent Assembly polls in Delhi.

CONCLUSION

Multiple social media users shared a screenshot of a news report quoting AAP MP Sanjay claiming that Arvind Kejriwal may slip into coma. In investigation, the Desk concluded that the news report dated back to July 2024 when the then Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the excise policy case. The old and unrelated statement was shared on social media as recent with a false claim.

(This story was originally published by PTI, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)

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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK

07-05-2026 ¦ 07-05-2026 IST

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Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.

In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.

Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.

Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.

According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.

He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.

He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.

Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.

He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.

Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.

He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.