A video is going viral showing people sitting at a table and participating in a traditional Pongal lunch. The video is viral with the claim that it shows people in London at a Pongal lunch hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Pongal is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, and was held from 15 January 2023 to 18 January 2023 this year.
The viral video shows a set of people dressed in what appears to be police uniforms and suits sitting around a table. They can be seen eating food that is laid out on banana leaves.
Media outlet India Today shared the video on Twitter and captioned it, “Watch this viral video of UK delegates celebrating the Pongal festival by feasting on banana leaves.” The video is interspersed with the text, ‘UK Defense and PM’s office staff celebrate Pongal festival.”
NDTV’s Twitter page shared a screengrab of the viral video with the caption, “Watch: UK PM Office Celebrates Pongal, Staff Eats With Hands On Banana Leaf.”
Times Now shared a report on Twitter which featured the video with the caption claiming, “PM Rishi Sunak hosts traditional Pongal lunch in London, his staff eat meals using their hands.”
OneIndia and TV9 Telugu shared the video with the same claim.
MeghUpdates, Gaurav Agarwal, a media personality affiliated with TV9 Bharatvarsh, and senior journalist Jayprrakash Singh shared the video with similar claims.
The Logical Indian Fact Check team verified the viral...
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