
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe’s video with students at Mumbai college event falsely shared as support for anti-CEC protest
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe’s video with students at Mumbai college event falsely shared as support for anti-CEC protest
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video claims IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe expressed support for protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video shows him taking selfies with students at a college event in Mumbai and has nothing to do with the protest.A viral video claims IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe expressed support for protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video shows him taking selfies with students at a college event in Mumbai and has nothing to do with the protest.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
Amid the agitation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, a selfie video of senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe surrounded by smiling young people began circulating. It was shared as a sign of his support for the protesters. PTI Fact Check found that the clip comes from Mundhe’s own verified Instagram account, tukaram_ias, where he posted it about a week earlier with the caption “GenZ: the powerhouse of energy” and hashtags such as #genz, #inspiration and #young. The video was recorded during an interaction with students at a college event in Mumbai and makes no reference to the CEC, the Election Commission or any protest. Using a serving civil servant’s unrelated video to suggest he backs a political agitation is misleading, especially since government officers are bound by conduct rules on political activity. Such clips should be checked against their original source before being shared.
Amid the agitation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, a selfie video of senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe surrounded by smiling young people began circulating. It was shared as a sign of his support for the protesters. PTI Fact Check found that the clip comes from Mundhe’s own verified Instagram account, tukaram_ias, where he posted it about a week earlier with the caption “GenZ: the powerhouse of energy” and hashtags such as #genz, #inspiration and #young. The video was recorded during an interaction with students at a college event in Mumbai and makes no reference to the CEC, the Election Commission or any protest. Using a serving civil servant’s unrelated video to suggest he backs a political agitation is misleading, especially since government officers are bound by conduct rules on political activity. Such clips should be checked against their original source before being shared.
