Viral Posts Falsely Claim Rahul Gandhi Did Not Attend Manmohan Singh's Funeral
CLAIM: Members from Congress party or the Gandhi family did not attend Manmohan Sing's funeral
FACT CHECK: This is false. Live footage shows Rahul Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders paying their final respects to the former prime minister in New Delhi.
Viral posts falsely claim that senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not attend former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s funeral.
BOOM found several visuals from live footage of Singh's funeral, where many senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi can be seen paying their final respects to the former prime minister in New Delhi.
“Forget Sonia —even Rahul & Priyanka weren’t present at the last rites of Manmohan Singh. This is how they treat Congress members who don’t belong to the family. Be it Sikh Manmohan Singh, Bengali Brahmin Pranab Da, OBC Sitaram Kesri or Telugu PVNR, they see them as servants,” a claim on X read.
Final journey of Manmohan Singh.
— Telangana Maata (@TelanganaMaata) December 28, 2024
Sources say, no member from congress party or Gandhi family attended the journey! pic.twitter.com/GZ6PNz1lIS
Final journey of Manmohan Singh.
— Telangana Maata (@TelanganaMaata) December 28, 2024
Sources say, no member from congress party or Gandhi family attended the journey! pic.twitter.com/GZ6PNz1lIS
Manmohan Singh, an economist and the 13th Prime Minister of India between 2004 and 2014, passed away on December 26 at the age of 92 due to age-related health issues. He had been receiving treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi. His cremation took place with full state honours on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi.
BOOM verified multiple pieces of evidence showing Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders paying their last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
NEWS9 Live streamed footage titled "Rahul Gandhi Pays Last Respects To Dr. Manmohan Singh At Nigam Bodh Ghat", showing him placing a wreath on Singh’s body.
Another video captured Mallikarjun Kharge paying tribute to Singh.
We also found footage from ANI News of Rahul, Priyanka, and Sonia Gandhi at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, where they paid their respects.
The Congress party shared photos on X showing Gandhi on the truck during the funeral procession.
डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह जी के पार्थिव शरीर को कांग्रेस मुख्यालय से निगम बोध घाट ले जाया गया।
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 28, 2024
उनके जाने से पूरा देश भावुक है, वे हमेशा हमारी यादों में रहेंगे।
नमन 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Jroll5XaDq
Additionally, Gandhi shared photos on X, showing him with Singh’s family at the funeral, with by a message in Hindi: “Last farewell given to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh ji at Congress Headquarters. Dr Singh's humility, guidance and contribution to the country will always live in the pages of history."
कांग्रेस मुख्यालय में पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री डॉ मनमोहन सिंह जी को अंतिम विदाई दी।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 28, 2024
डॉ सिंह की विनम्रता, मार्गदर्शन और देश के लिए योगदान इतिहास के पन्नों में सदा जीवित रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/jfqT4PYUis
Additionally, Gandhi also posted a tribute to Singh on X saying, “Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense wisdom and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics inspired the nation. My heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Kaur and the family. I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride.”
Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense wisdom and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics inspired the nation.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 26, 2024
My heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Kaur and the family.
I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the… pic.twitter.com/bYT5o1ZN2R
(This story was originally published by BOOM, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Rishabh Pant's troubles continue as Punjab Kings push LSG towards exit door
Dharamsala, May 4 (PTI): Rishabh Pant lost the grip on his bat and the match simultaneously as Punjab Kings rode on heroics from the two 'Singhs' -- Prabhsimran and Arshdeep -- to literally push Lucknow Super Giants to the brink of elimination with a 37-run win in an IPL match here on Sunday.
It was Prabhsimran's 48-ball 91 that formed the cornerstone of Punjab Kings' unassailable 236 for 5 and any hopes of a remarkable chase was nipped in the bud by Arshdeep's (3/16 in 4 overs) now familiar Powerplay spell which summarily destroyed the opposition top-order.
This time, he got the three top run getters -- Mitchell Marsh (0), Aiden Markram (13) and the ever-dangerous Nicholas Pooran (6) -- to swing the match decisively in Punjab's favour. Ayush Badoni's (74 off 40 balls) effort was a good one albeit it came for a losing cause.
LSG were finally restricted to 199 for 7 in 20 overs and even if they win their last three games and get to 16 points from 14 games, their net run-rate can make things difficult for them.
Punjab Kings are now placed second with 15 points from 11 games and one more win could possibly clinch a place in top four for them.
But what is becoming an eyesore is LSG's Rs 27 crore worth skipper Pant's inexplicable approach which has fetched him a dismal 128 runs in 11 innings at a sub-100 strike-rate (99.22).
On the day, he scored 18 off 17 balls and that he is completely out of sync was evident in the manner he tried to throw the proverbial kitchen sink at an Azmatullah Omarzai delivery. There was no control in his shot as the bat took off on parabolic curve towards square leg and the ball went towards deep point.
Pant's misery was a testimony of LSG's wretched campaign that was lost at the auction table when the owner decided to go with a sub-standard bowling attack based on a half-fit talented pacer Mayank Yadav.
Mayank has already lost at least 10-15 yards of pace post rehabilitation under the watch of Nitin Patel at the National Cricket Academy.
On Sunday, he went for 60 runs off four overs with half a dozen of sixes struck off his bowling.
The pint-sized Prabhsimran packed a mean punch in his strokes as he blasted his way to a 48-ball 91 with the help of six fours and seven sixes.
The Punjab keeper-batter should have got his second IPL hundred but an ambitious switch hit off Digvesh Rathi saw him head back to the pavilion, nine runs short of what would have been a deserving milestone.
Towards the end, Shashank Singh scored 33 off 15 balls to take PBKS to what looked like an unassailable total. There were 16 sixes hit by Pujab Kings with 13 coming off pacers.
Prabhsimran was initially a passive partner as it was Australian Jos Inglis who launched the first attack with a hat-trick of sixes off Mayank Yadav, whose speed has decreased by at least 15 kmph post his intense rehab under Nitin Patel at the BCCI's erstwhile National Cricket Academy to recover from back injury.
However, once Inglis was dismissed, Prabhsimran, along with skipper Shreyas Iyer (45 off 25 balls), took control of the game. They were only helped by some atrocious fielding from Avesh Khan, who would probably go down as the worst fielder in the 18-year history of IPL.
Adding insult to injury, Prabhsimran took the tall MP fast bowler to the cleaners as he was pulled over mid-wicket for back-to-back maximums. Khan went for 57 in four overs and if around 15 runs due to his misfielding is added, he caused the maximum damage for his team.
The duo of Prabhsimran and Iyer added 78 runs in 7.5 overs before Rathi, LSG's best bowler on view, became the first spinner in the current season to account for Punjab Kings skipper's wicket.
But Prabhsimran continued like a man possessed and LSG bowlers were guilty of feeding to his strengths throughout the innings.
