After the announcement of 2024 Lok Sabha election results, as BJP prepares for a third term by allying with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) under the NDA, a video is going viral on X (formerly Twitter). The video shows TDP members burning a photo of current elected Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in a protest. The video is circulating with the claim that Chandrababu Naidu is facing protests in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi despite widespread condemnation.
Samajwadi party leader and the frequent fake news peddler sharing the video stated, “As soon as Shri Chandrababu Naidu gave his letter of support to Modi, massive protests started in Andhra Pradesh. The public has given a mandate against Modi ji. The road ahead is very difficult for Modi BJP.” (Archived link)
श्री चंद्रबाबू नायडू का मोदी को समर्थन पत्र देते ही आंध्र प्रदेश में जबरदस्त विरोध प्रदर्शन शुरू हो गये।
— I.P. Singh (@IPSinghSp) June 6, 2024
जनता ने मोदी जी के खिलाफ जनादेश दिया है।
आगे की राह बड़ी कठिन है मोदी बीजेपी के लिए। pic.twitter.com/Q1x4SE53Eo
Account Virus Baba I.N.D.I.A wrote, “Chandrababu Naidu is facing opposition in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi despite the scorn from BJP.” (Archived link)
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/irkcm1YSs8
— Virus Baba I.N.D.I.A Wala (@Virus_Studioz) June 6, 2024
Congress leader Pawan Khera wrote, “Why are people of Andhra Pradesh so angry?” (Archived link)
Why are people of Andhra Pradesh so angry? https://t.co/XtaQLjrmd4
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) June 6, 2024
National Convenor of Congress Sevadal Praveen wrote, “Photos of Chandrababu Naidu are being burnt in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi.” (Archived link)
Photos of Chandrababu Naidu are being burnt in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi. pic.twitter.com/kHxLHT1ODt
— Praveen प्रवीण (@iPraveenK) June 6, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Nimisha Patel asserted, “Chandrababu Naidu is facing opposition in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi despite the scorn from BJP.” (Archived link)
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/fEE2kUKOQF
— Nimisha Patel. (khunt) (@nimishakhunt) June 6, 2024
AAP member Tejas Chauhan wrote, “Chandrababu Naidu has started facing opposition in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi Ji despite the scorn from BJP.” (Archived link)
Big Breaking 🔥🔥
— Tejas Chauhan AAP (@tejaschauhanAAP) June 6, 2024
BJP द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद Modi Ji को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है।#Loksabha2024ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/8Dmz2XX7aa
Fake news peddler Wajid Khan wrote, “The people of Andhra Pradesh have started burning posters of Chandrababu Naidu. The people of Andhra Pradesh do not want Naidu to join NDA..!” (Archived link)
आंध्रप्रदेश कि जनता ने चंद्रबाबू नायडू के पोस्टर जलाना शुरू कर दिया है..
— Wajidkhan (@realwajidkhan) June 7, 2024
आंध्रप्रदेश की जनता नही चाहती की नायडू NDA मे शामिल हो..! pic.twitter.com/b0uFUbgQmY
The same claim was also propagated by several other users such as Congress supporters Ashutosh Yadav (Archived link) and Sorabh (Archived link), Horizon News (Archived link), Flawless Anil (Archived link), X user Uttam Chand (Archived link) and Gurcharan Singh (Archived link).
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है।#NDA_सरकार_है_तैयार #UttamSanskar #KhataKhatScheme "नीतीश कुमार" "चंद्रबाबू नायडू" pic.twitter.com/xvbVvkW7rQ
— ASHUTOSH YADAV INC (@Ashutosh88Yadav) June 6, 2024
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/BvkzFCBGY4
— Sorabh INC 🇮🇳 (@SorabhInc) June 6, 2024
Chandrababu Naidu has started facing opposition in Andhra Pradesh for supporting Modi despite the contempt done by BJP.
— Horizon News (@Horizonnews07) June 6, 2024
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/jEu44gyYPa
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/MJIvulIImv
— Flawless Anii (@FlawlessAnii) June 6, 2024
चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया pic.twitter.com/n8Ws7JSROh
— Er. CHAUDHARY UTTAM CHAND (@UTTAMYKT) June 6, 2024
भाजपा द्वारा किए गए तिरस्कार के बावजूद मोदी को समर्थन देने पर चंद्रबाबू नायडू का आंध्रप्रदेश में विरोध होना शुरू हो गया है। pic.twitter.com/AD9QlbNlMY
— GURCHARAN SINGH (@BUBLOO_GS) June 6, 2024
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Fact check
In our fact-check research, we extracted different key frames from the video and did a reverse image search on Google. On reverse image search, we found a link to a TikTok video that was posted on March 30 and the text accompanying it. When we translated the text of the video, it read, “In Guntakal constituency, Telugu Desam Party workers set Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s photo on fire after he took Rs 150 crore and gave tickets to leaders from neighbouring constituency instead of constituency leaders.”
Taking hints from here, we conducted a keyword search on Google and found a report by The New Indian Express, which featured the same frame of fire burning seen in the viral video. The article reveals that the video is two months old and unrelated to the TDP’s alliance with Modi.
According to the Indian Express article, the video captures unrest that erupted after the TDP announced its final candidate list for Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in March, which led to significant unrest among TDP members. This announcement caused significant dissatisfaction among TDP members over the selection of the candidates.
In the Guntakal constituency, supporters of Jitender Goud were upset that the ticket was given to Gummanur Jayaram, who had resigned from the YSRCP citing the party’s pressure to contest as Kurnool MP. TDP members said Gummanur Jayaram was a non-local and the Guntakal seat was allotted to him after taking Rs 30 crore from him.
Similarly, in Satyavedu (Tirupati district), TDP members protested the decision to field Koneti Adimulam, who had recently joined the party from YSRCP.
There was also unrest in Cheepurupalli and Anantapur constituencies. In Cheepurupalli, the then TDP in-charge Kimidi Nagarjuna resigned from the party as he was unhappy that the Assembly seat was given to his uncle K Kala Venkata Rao. In Anantapur, followers of former MLA V Prabhakar Chowdhary were particularly upset that the Anantapur Urban seat was given to Daggubati Venkateswara Prasad. They vandalized the TDP office, damaging furniture and photographs of party leaders and setting them on fire while raising slogans against party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and general secretary Lokesh.
Conclusion: The video showing TDP members burning Chandrababu Naidu photo is shared with a false claim that his photo was burnt by TDP members over his support for Modi. However, the protest took place in March due to discontent over the selection of candidates for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
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(Article updated at 4:02 pm)
