The purpose of demonetization by Modi Govt. was wiping out corruption and black money and the moment the news of Rs 6,000 crore being surrendered by Laljibhai Patel, a well-known diamond merchant from Gujarat, broke out, the entire nation stormed with praises of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinking that demonetization really worked and succeeded.
Soon the news went viral and no one felt the need of verifying the authenticity of the information or made an attempt to know the story’s other side.
And when the truth was ultimately revealed, it had been as shocking as the story itself; nevertheless, the information was from the original source this time.
The actual reality came out when contact was made with the office of the business tycoon. The whole story of surrendering of cash turned out to be fake and the confirmation was made by InUth web portal that communicated with the office. As per the official, local media has already reported such messages on social media to be fake.
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The business tycoon is already a very famous personality on social media taking into consideration the fact that he was in limelight when reports of a Surat-based merchant giving flats and cars to employees as Diwali gift went viral. He also made headlines when he donated Rs 200 crore to girls for supporting their education.
He’s the same person who purchased the controversial suit of PM Modi which grabbed interest and attraction of all and sundry during Barack Obama’s India visit. Just to inform, having the net worth of about $480 million, Laljibhai Patel is India’s 7th richest jeweler.
Time and again, we ask netizens to evaluate the news first and then believe on it; however, it seems that things are not going to be changed since people believe in making sensational news rather than verifying its accuracy and then report.
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