New Delhi: On 24th SEP, during the Royal challengers Bangalore(RCB) vs Kings XI Punjab IPL match, Sunil Gavaskar by looking at RCB captain Virat Kohli’s performance, said “Lockdown mein Ye bas Anushka ke bowling ka practice kiye hai, jo dikhai de rahi hai ” (During Lockdown he has  practiced only Anushka’s Bowling, we can see that from his performance).

Here is the viral video:

#SunilGavaskar was talking about a viral video of #AnushkaSharma and Virat Playing cricket on terrace garden during Lockdown. [16th May 2020] pic.twitter.com/nQ8eaiTadB

— Facto Fact Check (@FactoFactCheck) September 25, 2020

After the clip of Gavaskar’s comment gone viral, many of twitter users started questioning Gavaskar’s comment. Navika Kumar of Times Now wrote “For Tweeple to troll @AnushkaSharma for @imVkohli performance is disgusting. And the less said about Sunil Gavaskar the better. In fact BCCI should remove him from the commentators’ panel for the MCP attitude. #BoycottGavaskar” Archive

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who’s tweeting about everything nowadays has also supported Anushka Sharma, and wrote “#Anushka remained quiet when I was threatened and called Haramkhor but today the same misogyny coming to bite her, I condemn the fact that she was dragged into cricket by #SunilGavaskar but selective feminism is equally uncool.”

#Anushka remained quiet when I was threatened and called Haramkhor but today the same misogyny coming to bite her, I condemn the fact that she was dragged in to cricket by #SunilGavaskar but selective feminism is equally uncool.

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 25, 2020

Anushka Sharma also shared her disappointment being dragged into her husband’s poor performance on the ground., She also said Mr  Gavaskar’s name stands tall in the gentleman’s game. But she got disappointed with his commentary of dragging her into the game.

Gavaskar’s Clarification:

While talking to India Today he clarified, that he wasn’t being sexist but he was talking the fact that most of the players have no practice during the lockdown. Because of the lack of practice, lots of players are suffering. He also raised the question that he was just referring to the video which went viral on the internet, where Anushka was seen bowling to Virat on a terrace. He said, what is wrong in my comment, I just talked about what I have seen in the viral video. If someone  misinterpreted my words, that’s not my problem.

Where have I been sexist during my commentary? #SunilGavaskar breaks his silence over the controversy involving #AnushkaSharma and #ViratKohli.
Watch this #exclusive conversation with @BoriaMajumdar pic.twitter.com/9OzTbUih0B

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) September 25, 2020

Here is the video, which went viral where Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were seen playing cricket within their apartment compound. According to few sources, a twitter user has recorded the video and posted it. The video was allegedly shot on 16th May 2020. So, it is evident that Sunil Gavaskar was referring to this practice session.

We also found the Times of India Video,

Conclusion: According to our findings, Sunil Gavaskar was just referring to the viral video, and wasn’t being sexist. His comment has been taken in the wrong sense. But he could have avoided bringing Anushka into his commentary.

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty for their alleged role in procuring drugs for him. During the on-going investigation, Navika Kumar of  Times Now, on her “The Newshour” show mentioned that the NCB has a list of 25 A-Listers who are allegedly involved in drug consumption. Further, she claimed that top NCB sources have shared details of Rhea’s confession and she has named Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Designer Simone Khambatta in her statement.

#Exclusive on @thenewshour | Details of the alleged B-Town drug ring: NCB has a list of 25 A-Listers
TIMES NOW accesses 3 names from the list.
Top NCB sources: Rhea names Sara Ali Khan & Rakulpreet Singh, designer Simone Khambatta

Priyank with details. | #RheaNamesBTownStars pic.twitter.com/GPtRyuFXSr

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 11, 2020

Times Now has reported that Rhea Chakraborty confessed that Rakul Preet and Sara Ali Khan have consumed drugs with her and Sushant Singh Rajput in his Lonavala farmhouse. Ever since the show aired, fake news has taken social media by storm. There are various posts that Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet are summoned by the NCB. On September 12, a tweet from a parody account of  Satish Maneshinde, Rhea’s lawyer went viral. The tweet (now deleted) claimed that Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Simone Khambatta are summoned soon by the NCB.

This is not the first time Times Now caught spreading lies. Times Now has also tweeted a screenshot of the tweet made by a fake account pretending to be Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Meetu Singh.

Zee News, Siasat Daily, Odisa TV, and Hindustan Times has covered this fake claim. Zee News heading goes by “Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh memes go viral on internet after Rhea Chakraborty reveals names to NCB”

FactO Check: 

According to Free Press Journal, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has denied preparing any such list of Bollywood celebrities for their alleged drug consumption. NCB deputy director KPS Malhotra has told Free Press Journal that, “We have not prepared any Bollywood list. The list earlier prepared was of peddlers and traffickers. It’s getting confused with Bollywood.” When asked about Rhea’s confessing names f Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Simone Khambatta in her statement, the officer said, “The names have not been zeroed upon”.

News 18 reports, ‘NCB has denied that Rhea Chakraborty during interrogation, gave names of 25 A-listers in the film industry who consumed drugs with her and the late actor’.

NCB has denied that Rhea Chakraborty during interrogation, gave names of 25 A-listers in the film industry who consumed drugs with her and the late actor.https://t.co/VZzrcNe8ro

— CNNNews18 (@CNNnews18) September 13, 2020

Conclusion: The NCB has denied making preparing the list of so called 25 A-Listers based on Rhea’s statement. Times Now and Navika Kumar’s report on this issue is found to be false and misleading.

Bengaluru: A photo of Mrs. Sudha Murthy, chairperson of Infosys, sorting vegetables is viral across social media with different claims. While some of the social media users claim that Sudha Murthy sells vegetables, one day every year to get rid of her ego. Others claim that she does this as a part of seva at Raghavedra Swamy Mutt. (Archive)

Surbhi, an IRS officer as per her twitter profile shared Mrs. Sudha Murthy’s photo with a fake claim which went viral, received over 3000RT.

Every year Sudha Murthy, wife of founder Infosys, spends one year selling vegetables to get rid of Ego.

How one doesn’t let money change their values. pic.twitter.com/9MbkpZcVoc

— Surbhi (@surbhig_) September 12, 2020

What an amazing gesture 👏👏👏 https://t.co/SUjFyIGRYC

— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) September 12, 2020

Sakshi TV, a regional news channel from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana published the images on their YouTube channel claiming that Sudha Murthy is selling vegetables.

FactO Check:

Sudha Murthy has been participating in several seva programs for many years. A simple Google reverse image search has directed us to many websites that talked about her participation in seva programs. One India Kannada has published an article about Mrs. Murthy’s participation in seva programs. There are several images of Mrs. Murthy in the article doing various tasks like serving meals, washing utensils, washing fruits for the Panchamruta in the Mutt.

According to an article published by Bangalore Mirror in 2013, Sudha Murthy spends three days every year in seva programs. As per the article,  She wakes up at 4 am, reaches to the Raghavendra Swamy temple located in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, goes to the kitchen, and spends the next 4 hours cleaning the kitchen, washing utensils, chopping vegetables, and taking care of inventory of stock.

Sudha Murthy believes that “Giving money is easy because it is a simple transaction. But doing physical Seva is not”. She also says that “In the eyes of God we all are equal, but not in the eyes of the society”.

Conclusion: It is true that Sudha Murthy participates in seva programs. But the claim, “Sudha Murthy sells vegetables” made by Sakshi TV and other social media users is found to be false. According to the Mutt officials, Mrs. Murthy was maintaining the storage facility and sorting vegetables, but not selling them.