Senior politicians like Congress leader Dr. Udit Raj and former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, in a desperate attempt to target Narendra Modi-led government, used Twitter to spread false information regarding India’s position in the world’s fastest-growing economy index in 2021. As the fake claims went viral, Press Information Bureau (PIB) had to post a tweet debunking the obvious fake claim.
In his Tweet posted on July 12, the Congress leader Udit Raj claimed in Hindi that India, which was at number 3 during the Congress regime has slipped to the 164th rank in the 2021 global list of the fastest-growing nations under BJP rule. He further added that the Modi administration is making every effort to make sure that India reaches that 193rd position on the global index so that it tops from the bottom.
तेज गति से बढती अरथवयवसथा के हिसाब से भारत का सथान दुनिया में 164 है और कांगरेस के समय 3 पर थी। मोदी सरकार पूरी ताकत लगा रही है 193 सथान पर पहुँच जाय ताकि सबसे नीचे से टॉप करे।@INCIndia @kkc_india
— Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) July 12, 2022
Disgruntled BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, also peddled the same misinformation on July 11. Taking a dig at the Modi government, Swamy tweeted an image that said: “India is now 164th fastest growing nation in the world, among 193 countries.”
“From 3rd largest economy in 2011 to 164th in 2021,” the image said.
A social media account named Inquilab India, which appears to be strongly anti-BJP and anti-Modi based on...
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