CLAIMPhoto of a number of
young women
wearing lungis is being shared with a claim that it was an act of rebellion after their college in
Kerala banned jeans.
Journalist Shahid Siddiqui posted the image saying that the college was now confused about what step it should take next.
Filmmaker
Anubhav Sinha quoted Siddiqui’s tweet and called the women “genius”.
TRUTHThe photo is over five years old and was taken in the US when young Indian-origin women who are fans of
Telugu
actor
Mahesh Babu donned lungis to show their support for him.
VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGYUsing reverse-image search, we found a
post dated August 11, 2015, which carried the same photo.
Titled ‘SUPERSTAR'S LUNGI EFFECT ON GIRLS!’, the post stated that many female fans of Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in the US posed with the lungi and expressed their love for him.
Similarly, we found several other articles that reported about this image. You can read one by clicking
here.
VERDICTTimes Fact Check has found a photo of female fans showing their love for Telugu actor Mahesh Babu by wearing lungis is being shared with a false claim that young women in Kerala wore lungis after their college banned jeans.