A video is being widely circulated on social media with a claim that the visuals are of ‘griha pravesh’ or housewarming ceremony performed as per Hindu rituals when Rishi Sunak moved into his official 10, Downing Street, residence after becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The video is being shared with the text:*_Gruha-Pravesh of Rishi Sunak at 10, Downing street, as Prime minister of Britain !! With complete Sanatan Hindu Rituals!!*
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the video to be old.
We extracted keyframes of the video and ran it through Reverse Image Search along with some keywords search. This led us to an Instagram post by ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor dated August 18, 2022, where they can be seen in the same dress.
We then ran a search and found a tweet by Rishi Sunak dated August 18, 2022, where he mentioned that he visited Bhaktivedanta Manor temple. The tweet read, “Today I visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor temple with my wife Akshata to celebrate Janmashtami, in advance of the popular Hindu festival celebrating Lord Krishna’s birthday.”
In the images, he could be seen in the same attire.
We then ran another Reverse Image Search along with a keyword search and found that the same video was uploaded on Instagram S.B. Keshava Swami on September 18, 2022. The caption of the post read, “was a pleasure to meet @rishisunakmp & Akshata Murthy a few weeks ago. “Rishi” means a sage, a great thinker, derived from “drsya” which means “spiritual vision.” We talked about the need for wisdom that breathes in a world that’s suffocating from materialism.”
Hence, from the above Fact Check, it is clear that the video is old and not related to Rishi Sunak’s ‘griha pravesh’ 10, Downing Street.
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