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Tamil Nadu minister Keerthana denies fake video, slams trolls
Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Keerthana has denied a viral video purportedly showing her in a luxury car. She said the woman in the clip is not her and questioned why society judges…
Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Keerthana has denied a viral video purportedly showing her in a luxury car. She said the woman in the clip is not her and questioned why society judges women by their appearance.
Tupaki.com reports the video sparked heavy social media trolling targeting the young minister from the Vijay-led government. Keerthana accused political rivals of fabricating stories and making personal attacks because they cannot criticise the government's policies or performance.
The minister said that even if the video were her, there would be nothing wrong with it. Analysts quoted by Tupaki.com said personal attacks on women politicians damage democracy and that healthy policy debates should replace lifestyle criticism.
Indian Opinion Analysis
aajtak.in and tupaki.com give two completely different stories despite the same query. aajtak.in is a neutral-service beauty tip with no political content. tupaki.com is a sensationalist political piece that frames a Tamil Nadu minister as a victim of online trolling but leads with the viral video and deliberately delays her denial. It omits any verification of the video's authenticity and never names the opposition it blames. A careful reader should note that the minister herself said the video is not her, but the article's headline and first paragraph still sensationalise the trolling narrative rather than her clear denial. The next step is to watch if any fact-check emerges on the video's true subject.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (2): aajtak.in (neutral report), tupaki.com (sensationalist)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
