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DeTect: Priyanka did not campaign for polls in Indira’s outfit

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Chennai

The upcoming assembly elections in Bihar have kept political parties busy in campaigns. Amidst this, a picture of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi went viral with the claim she is campaigning in a saree once worn by her grandmother, former PM Indira Gandhi. A keyword search led Alt News to the picture uploaded on Flickr in 2009. Its description says Priyanka was campaigning for Rahul during the elections that year. There is no proof to substantiate the origin of the sari.

First published on www.altnews.in

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