The claim
A Saudi Arabian man seen hugging and kissing an elderly Hindu woman in a viral photo came to Kerala to meet the woman who had raised him as a child.
Original review summary
The review identifies the man as Saudi social media personality Hashim Abbas and the woman as Malayalam actor Vijaya Kumari. It reports that they met through a mutual acquaintance, who brought Abbas to meet Vijaya Kumari, and that the childhood-upbringing story was fabricated.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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