New Delhi: A video purportedly showing Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav being mistreated by the public was recently shared on social media. Users claimed that people threw shoes and slippers at him after he allegedly stated, during a meeting in Kannauj, that he would lock the Ram Temple in Ayodhya if his party were elected to power.
However, the PTI Fact Check Desk investigated the claim and found it false. The video dates back to the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign when Akhilesh Yadav, then contesting from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, held a roadshow. Additionally, the claim that he was pelted with shoes and slippers was false, as a closer analysis of the video showed that flower garlands were being flung toward him, not footwear.
Furthermore, the investigation found no authentic reports supporting the claim that Akhilesh Yadav had stated he would lock the Ram Temple if elected to power. The statement attributed to him was also found to be false.
Claim
An X user named 'Mallikarjuna N1986' shared a video on March 10 showing the public's mistreatment of Akhilesh Yadav. The video allegedly showed people hurling shoes and slippers at Akhilesh Yadav after he, during a meeting in Kannauj, asserted that he would lock Ram's temple in Ayodhya if his party were elected to power.
"In a meeting in UP, Akhilesh Yadav said that if elected to power, he would lock the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The people attending the meeting gave him the proper treatment with their footwear," the user...
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