Shah Rukh Khan visits Maha Kumbh Mela? No, video shows SRK’s Tirupati Temple visit in 2023
Claim: The video shows Shah Rukh Khan visiting Maha Kumbh Mela in UP to take a holy dip in the Ganges River.
Fact: The claim is false. The video shows SRK’s visit to Tirupati Temple before the release of his film Jawan in 2023.
Hyderabad: A video of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan exiting a temple with his daughter, Suhana Khan and his manager Pooja Dadlani is circulating on social media. The accompanying claim suggests that he visited the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to take a holy dip in the Ganges River.
An Instagram account shared the video with the caption, “Shah Rukh Khan arrived at the Mahakumbh.” (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video shows SRK visiting Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Tirupati before the release of his film ‘Jawan’.
A reverse image search of the video’s keyframes directed us to the extended version published by NDTV on September 5, 2023, titled ‘Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara Visit Tirupati Ahead of Jawan’s Release.’
According to the channel, Shah Rukh Khan visited the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Tirupati to offer prayers ahead of the release of his upcoming film Jawan. Dressed in traditional attire, the actor was seen at the temple. His co-star Nayanthara, accompanied by her husband, Vignesh Shivan, also visited the temple. They can also be spotted in the viral video.
We also found the same visuals of his visit to the Tirupati Temple, published by The Indian Express, The Economic Times, The Tribune and News 9 Live on September 5, 2023. These media outlets reported that Shah Rukh Khan, accompanied by his family members and actress Nayanthara, visited the temple ahead of the release of his film Jawan.
According to reports from The Times of India and Hindustan Times of September 5, 2025, Shah Rukh Khan visited several temples to seek blessings ahead of the release of Jawan on September 7, 2025. During his visit to the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, the superstar was seen wearing a cream mundu, a short kurta and a matching stole with a golden border, as seen in the viral video.
Therefore, we conclude that the video is from 2023 and shows his visit to Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh. The claim is 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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Marxism will remain relevant despite Left electoral's losses, says general secretary M A Baby
New Delhi (PTI): CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby on Thursday asserted that the Left movement would remain relevant despite not being in power in any state, saying the ideology would continue to endure as long as social and economic inequalities persist.
Hitting back at BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his reported remarks that Marxism had become irrelevant, Baby, in an interview with PTI Videos, said, "So long as there is division in society, so long as there is exploitation of the majority of workers, peasants and ordinary masses by a handful of billionaires, Marxism will remain relevant."
"That perhaps Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar may not be able to understand, but this is the fact of the matter," he said.
Baby acknowledged that the CPI(M)-led Left was currently without an elected government in any state, but maintained that electoral setbacks would not diminish the movement's role.
"We may not have an elected government in any state. There were occasions when we didn't have a government. But the red flag and the commitment to organise and struggle for the rights of the dispossessed, marginalised and exploited will always be upheld by CPI(M) and the Left movement," he said.
He said the Left continued to enjoy support among workers, peasants, agricultural labourers, youth, students and women, and argued that the movement remained necessary because "oppression and assault" continued in society.
"So long as such problems exist in society, the red flag and the working class movement will continue to work among the masses," the Left leader said.
Exuding confidence on the Left's revival, Baby said the party would reflect on the reasons behind its electoral loss.
"We may be rejected in one election, but we will stage our comeback by understanding what went wrong with us," he said, adding, "We will listen to people and we will come back with higher strength."
Baby also criticised the Congress over reported factional tensions in Kerala after the Congress-led United Democratic Front's victory in the state.
"The way they are behaving is being watched by the people of Kerala," he said, referring to infighting within the Congress.
"Those who have given a massive majority to Congress and UDF would be watching all this," he added, while urging party leaders to "settle the problem in an amicable, democratic manner".
Referring to West Bengal, Baby alleged that violence had escalated following the BJP's victory in the state assembly polls.
"It is quite unfortunate that the moment BJP snatched a massive victory in West Bengal, violence has also started on a big scale," he said.
He also accused the Trinamool Congress of being "notorious for violent activities" and alleged that the "RSS-controlled BJP" had "unleashed violence in many places" after the election results.
"This is not good for Bengal, not good for the country. We wish and hope that normalcy would be restored as soon as possible," he said.
Baby said the CPI(M) and the Left in West Bengal would continue efforts to "pacify people" and avoid violence and confrontation.
Asked about former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan not reacting publicly to the election results, Baby said Vijayan would respond "at an appropriate time".
