Has Yogi Adityanath used a swear word against a journalist?
A video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is going viral on social media in which he is apparently using a swear word on camera.
While talking to the news agency ANI about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vaccination programme, he made that gaffe.
"I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the prime minister for providing vaccination free of cost and running an efficient campaign," he said.
This is how the 4th Pillar of Indian Democracy i.e. Media treated by BJP politicians!
No wonder why India ranks at 142 in World Press Freedom Index. #YogiAdityanath #IndianMedia #RIPDemocracy pic.twitter.com/rB6lubvrfm— Siddharth Setia (@ethicalsid) April 5, 2021
Immediately after that, apparently chiding a journalist, he used the word 'ch***ya'.
सीएम योगी के आपत्तिजनक शब्द बोलने का मामला। एडिटेड निकला सीएम योगी का Video, वीडियो के आखिरी 3 सेकेंड में जोड़े गए आपत्तिजनक शब्द। @shalabhmani
— Deepak Chaurasia (@DChaurasia2312) April 5, 2021
Since then, Opposition parties are furiously slamming him, while netizens are using quirky memes & jokes to take swipes at him.
However, Shalabh Mani Tripathi, information advisor, UP CM, has said that the last three seconds of the video have been manipulated.
Suspend all the accounts circulating this edited video. Strict action must be taken against all those who have tried to malign the image of Hon. CM Shri @myogiadityanath Ji. @Twitter @manishm
cc @navneetsehgal3 @ShishirGoUP @shalabhmani https://t.co/GsEnJqM6r2— Nikhil Srivastava (@snikhil_social) April 5, 2021
A a case would be filed against those who are posting the edited video, he said.
Yahoo India couldn't independently verify the veracity of the video.
