A video circulating on social media shows Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy apparently escorting Priyanka Gandhi to her car, while a security personnel member is seen pushing the CM repeatedly.

The video is shared on social media with a caption suggesting that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was reducing the dignity of CM Revanth’s office by treating him disrespectfully.

A social media user shared the video with the caption that reads, “The level of disrespect. The CM is being sidelined by guards for a normal MP.”

SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The viral video is from May 8, 2023, when Revanth Reddy was not the Telangana CM.

On a Google reverse image search, we found that the same video was shared by Qube TV News on May 8, 2023. The video is shared with a caption that reads, “Priyanka Gandhi Security Pushed Away Revanth Reddy | Congress Public Meeting.”

Using this information, we searched with relevant keywords and found that The Hindu had reported on the incident in which Priyanka Gandhi had attended a rally in Saroornagar, Telangana, on May 8, 2023.

We further found that Qube TV News had also reported another video from the same day, in which Priyanka Gandhi is seen wearing the same dress as seen in the viral video.

We further found that The Times of India also reported on the incident on May 9, 2023. In the report, a photo from the event was also shared, in which Priyanka Gandhi was seen chatting with Revanth Reddy.

When did Revanth Reddy become Telangana CM?

We further found that Revanth Reddy became the Chief Minister of Telangana on December 7, 2023.

Hence, we can ascertain that the viral video is old. Revanth Reddy was not the Telangana CM at the time. Thus, the viral claim is false.