This Video Doesn’t Show Vignesh Puthur’s Mother Celebrating His IPL Performance

The woman in the video is being misidentified as Puthur's mother.

Fact-Check | The video does not show Vignesh Puthur's mother dancing.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of a woman dancing is being shared on the internet with a claim that it shows Mumbai Indians (MI) player Vignesh Puthur's mother reacting to his performance in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

What have users said?: An X (formerly Twitter) user shared the video with a caption that said, "Hey @mipaltan, see Mumbai Indians Vignesh mother dances after seeing her son's performance. Ambani's have a great sense of identifying talents (sic)."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

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What is the truth?: The claim is false as the woman seen in the video is being misidentified as Puthur's mother.

How did we find that out?: We did not find any news reports that talked about Puthur's mother dancing to celebrate his performance in the ongoing tournament.

• Team WebQoof performed a keyword search and came across a report published in Kerala Kaumudi — a Malayalam newspaper.

• The report talked about Puthur's spectacular performance against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), where he took three wickets.

• It mentioned that Puthur's father, Sunil Kumar, works as an auto driver in Puthur, Perinthalmanna.

• The report also carried a visual of the cricket's parents.

The report was published on 24 March.

(Source: Kerala Kaumudi/Screenshot)

Other sources: We found an interview of Puthur's parents posted on the official YouTube channel of Oneindia Malayalam.

• It was shared on 24 March with a title that loosely translated to, "Vignesh Puthur's parents are filled with joy."

• We noticed that the woman seen in the viral clip did not look like the cricketer's mother.

Comparing visuals: On comparing the visuals from the viral clip and the YouTube video, we found that the former did not show Puthur's mother dancing.

A comparison clearly highlights the differences.

(Source: YouTube/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

Conclusion: While we could identify the woman in the viral clip, it is evident that the viral clip did not show cricketer Vignesh Puthur's mother dancing.

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