Fact Check: Jubilee Hills Bypoll
A viral newspaper clipping claims that Congress candidate Naveen Yadav made insulting remarks against Muslims.
The clipping, with a Telugu title translating to "Instead of offering namaz every day, take a bath", is fake.
- The Jubilee Hills by-election will be held on November 11.
- Naveen Yadav was announced as the Congress candidate on October 8.
- Maganti Sunitha, widow of the late MLA, filed her nomination on October 16.
Instead of offering namaz every day, take a bath
The by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Maganti Gopinath in June.
Author's summary: Fake news clipping targets Congress candidate Naveen Yadav.