Priyanka Gandhi was smiling during visit to tribal woman’s house after fatal tiger attack in Kerala?
Viral news card is edited
On January 24, 2025, a 45-year-old tribal woman named Radha was mauled to death by a tiger in a private coffee plantation near the forest in Pancharakolly, close to Mananthavady town in Wayanad. The incident sparked major protests by locals.
Amid this, a purported Asianet News card titled “Priyanka Gandhi at the House of Radha, Woman Killed in a Tiger Attack” has been widely shared on social media. The card features an image of Priyanka Gandhi standing with her daughter, Miraya Vadra, with a caption alleging that Priyanka was smiling during her visit to Radha’s house.
A Facebook user shared the card with the caption, "Someone who cannot tell the difference between a house of mourning and a wedding celebration. The villagers say even the tiger has more sense than this!" (Translated from Malayalam) (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found the claim to be false, as the circulated news card was digitally altered.
Priyanka Gandhi visited Wayanad on January 28, 2025. However, the presence of her daughter, Miraya Vadra, in the viral image raised doubts about its authenticity, as Miraya did not accompany her mother during the visit.
The original news card regarding Priyanka’s visit, shared by the official Facebook page of Asianet News, features Priyanka Gandhi alongside K. C. Venugopal, AICC General Secretary and MP for Alappuzha. The image in this news card shows both Congress leaders visiting Radha’s house and meeting her family.
A similar image was also found in an Asianet News report published on January 28, covering Priyanka’s visit and the protests over her late arrival. This further confirms that the viral news card was altered by superimposing an unrelated image over the original card.
Various news channels broadcast live footage of Priyanka Gandhi visiting Radha’s house. A Manorama News video on YouTube shows a similar scene to the one in the original Asianet News card.
The dress worn by Priyanka Gandhi in all these visuals is the same and differs from the one in the viral news card. This indicates that the viral card has been altered and the image is not from Wayanad.
Additionally, the outfit worn by Priyanka Gandhi in these visuals is different from the one in the viral news card, indicating that the viral image was not taken during her visit to Wayanad.
A reverse image search led us to the viral image shared on The Hindu’s X (formerly Twitter) handle on May 25, 2024. The post states that it shows Priyanka Gandhi outside a polling booth in New Delhi with her daughter after casting her vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
#ElectionsWithTheHindu | Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi with her daughter Miraya Vadra gestures outside a polling station after casting her vote, during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi.
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) May 25, 2024
📸: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/ The Hindu pic.twitter.com/lBgmbodWz8
The news card circulating with the claim that Priyanka Gandhi was smiling while standing at Radha's house in Wayanad has been digitally altered. An old image was superimposed onto the original Asianet News card, making the claim false.
(This story was originally published by newsmeter.in, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
