Fact Check: Jubilee Hills Bypoll
A viral news 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 is the Congress candidate, announced on October 8.
- He is set to file his nomination papers on October 17.
The viral news clipping’s Telugu title, when translated, reads, “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.