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A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) allegedly shows former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stating, “I have started to understand a bit of politics, Yamuna will not get me votes.” The post claims that Arvind Kejriwal has confessed to not cleaning the river because it won’t help him win the elections. Let’s verify the truth behind the video in this article.
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A reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video led us to the original video (archived), uploaded on the YouTube channel “Prakhar ke Pravachan” on 27 December 2024, titled “Arvind Kejriwal’s First Podcast | @ArvindKejriwal.” The podcast covered topics...
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