Updated 17 February 2021 at 15:57 IST
Ranvir Shorey calls out 'doctored' WhatsApp chat over Twitter poll, files complaint
A fake and doctored image of a WhatsApp chat surfaced on social media where someone impersonating Ranvir Shorey is "requesting everyone to vote for NaMo"
Actor Ranvir Shorey while opining on India's current political situation on Tuesday started a poll asking followers to choose a leader if the only available choices were Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi. Within a few hours, a fake and doctored image of a WhatsApp group chat surfaced on social media where someone impersonating Ranvir Shorey was seen requesting everyone to vote for Option 2 (Narendra Modi) in his Twitter poll.
Shorey immediately complained to the cyber cell and wrote, "the attached tweet has a fake and doctored image impersonating to be me". Minutes after his complaint to the police, the Twitter handle of the user (who shared the image) was deleted. Shorey shared the update with his 231,000 followers on Twitter.
At around 2 pm on Wednesday, with 5 hours left for the poll to end, more than 2 lakh people had voted for either Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi. In the neck to neck poll, Rahul Gandhi was slightly ahead with 55.1% of the votes at the time of publishing this article.
Earlier on Tuesday, Shorey had requested all "Modi haters" to stop rallying behind the dynasty (Gandhi dynasty) and "find a credible face to be the Opposition." He also used the hashtag 'JannHittMeinJaari' which translates to "issued in the public interest."
Published By : Chetna Kapoor
Published On: 17 February 2021 at 15:57 IST