2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Clipped Video of Madhavi Latha Shared Out of Context

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What's the truth?: This video is clipped and is being shared out of context.

• The original video shows Latha addressing herself as "Shakti", a Hindu goddess and a symbol of power instead of a woman when the interviewer kept mentioning her as a "woman leader".

How did we find out the truth?: We noticed the mic of 'News Nation' in the video and checked their YouTube channel.

• This led us to a interview of Latha shared on 3 March 2024 which showed her in the same attired.

• At 1:56 timestamp, the reported asks Latha about how no BJP leader has yet visited some areas in the old city part of Hyderabad where huge slug settlements in the city reside.

• He continues to ask, "As a woman, how do you plan to deal with that situation?" 

• To which she replies, "I am not a woman, I am Shakti. You should first clarify that. Don't call me a woman repeatedly. It appears like you consider me weak."

• Shakti is referred to a Hindu goddess and a symbol of power.

• At 02:07 timestamp, Latha addresses the camera directly and says, "I am not a woman alone, I am Shakti herself who is here, with the strength of her brothers and sisters. I am staying because of their strength."

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