TN Polls: Unrelated Clip Viral as Cash Seized From Udhaynidhi Stalin’s Aide
We were able to trace this video to September 2022 from West Bengal and not Tamil Nadu, as claimed.
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A video showing large stacks of cash seized from a warehouse allegedly linked to a friend of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is being shared on social media.
An archive of the post can be found here.
(Source: X/Screenshot)
What we found: At first, we divided the viral clip into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.
It led us to an NDTV video report from September 2022 that featured visuals similar to those in the viral clip.
It noted that a search operation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) resulted in the recovery of over ₹17 crore from the premises of a businessman in Kolkata.
The agency conducted raids at six locations across the city, including one in the Garden Reach area, where cash-counting machines were brought in to tally the seized amount.
Similarly, India Today also covered this incident in September 2022 and noted that the operations were linked to a mobile gaming app fraud case.
Team WebQoof no evidence to prove that Stalin's aid was caught in a scandal like such before polls.
Conclusion: The viral clip is old and unrelated to the Tamil Nadu elections.
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