A screenshot of a tweet purportedly shared by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is widely shared on social media. People were polled on their thoughts on UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, being the nation’s prime minister in the viral tweet.
The viral tweet reads: “अगर भविष्य में योगी आदित्यनाथ जी भारत के प्रधानमंत्री बन जाएं तो ऐसे कितने लोग है जिन्हें खुशी होगी, जय श्री राम” (English translation: If Yogi Adityanath becomes the prime minister of India in future, then how many people will be happy, Jai Shri Ram)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
We searched the Twitter account handle and found that it was Doval’s fan account.
We searched further on Twitter for the words written in the viral tweet, and found the same tweet in many other Twitter accounts.
We could not find any verified Twitter handle in the name of NSA Ajit Doval.
A tweet by the Ministry of External Affairs, dated November 8, 2021, says: “Important Alert! Shri Ajit Kumar Doval K.C., National Security Advisor has no official account on Twitter. This is to advise caution against impostors or fake accounts under his name.”
Important Alert!
Shri Ajit Kumar Doval K.C., National Security Advisor has no official account on Twitter. This is to advise caution against impostor or fake accounts under his name.
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) November 8, 2021
So, it is now confirmed that the viral tweet was not made by NSA Ajit Doval, and it is an impostor account.
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