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The claim

AAP leader Kejriwal snubbed Rahul Gandhi by refusing to shake hands and instead shaking hands with other leaders during the swearing in ceremony of Hemant Soren as Jharkhand’s Chief Minister in November 2024

Original publisher’s rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the viral clip omitted the moment when Kejriwal first shook hands with Rahul Gandhi at the ceremony on 28 November 2024. The full ceremony video shows him greeting Gandhi before shaking hands with other leaders.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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