New Delhi: A picture is going viral on Twitter. It's been said that the woman in the photo is BJP's MLA from Assam, Angoorlata Deka.
After Olympic Swimming Trials #AngoorlataDeka getting ready for Yoga Day @subhash_kota@DEBKANCHAN@TheWorldCitizen pic.twitter.com/UpdVmjGTnq
— 1Lac Singh (@singhsdv) May 23, 2016
What's the truth behind the picture?
The picture going viral is NOT of Angoorlata Deka.
The woman in the picture is Sapna Vyas Patel, NOT Angoorlata Deka. Here is the proof!
The picture which has gone viral was posted by Sapna Vyas Patel herself on her Instagram account. Sapna is a fitness enthusiast.
Here is the real picture of Angoorlata Deka
Clarification by Sapna
Even, Sapna Vyas Patel herself posted a clarification over the picture on her Twitter account.
"Share this truth on WhatsApp groups and other social media to make internet a believable source of information," Sapna Vyas Patel wrote on Twitter.
Share this truth on WhatsApp groups and other social media to make internet a believable source of information. pic.twitter.com/Ssvq8PK2VC
— Sapna Vyas Patel (@SapnaVyasPatel) May 25, 2016
"Some people are circulating this picture without knowing the truth. Share this truth on WhatsApp groups and other social media to make internet a believable source of information," Sapna Vyas Patel wrote on Instagram.
On Wednesday, a number of Twitter users strongly lashed out at Bollywood film maker Ram Gopal Verma after he tweeted a picture of Angoorlata Deka.
Posting a picture of Deka on Twitter, Verma wrote, "If MLA can look like this,Achche din aagaye hai..Thank you Angoorlataji,Thank you Modiji..1st time I love politics (sic)."
If MLA can look like this,Achche din aagaye hai..Thank you Angoorlataji,Thank you Modiji..1st time I love politics pic.twitter.com/WPzJgmnb13
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 24, 2016
Popular Assamese actress Angoorlata Deka has made it to the assembly on a BJP ticket in the just concluded round of elections.
