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The claim

உச்சநீதிமன்ற நீதிபதியாக பதவியேற்ற போது நீதிபதி மகாதேவன் தமிழில் பேசினார் என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது

Original publisher’s rating

ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The video does not show Justice Mahadevan speaking in Tamil at his Supreme Court swearing-in; the review says the full ceremony video contains no such speech. It identifies the shared footage as his speech at a farewell event at the Madras High Court.[S1]

Additional context

The review reports that the farewell event took place in Chennai on July 16, 2024. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: Fact Crescendo. 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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