As protesting farmers have decided to hold a tractor march on January 26, 2021, a picture of former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni on a tractor has begun doing rounds on social media. It is being claimed that Dhoni is showing his support for the tractor march.
The caption of the post read: ‘भारत के क्रिकेट टीम के पुर्व कप्तान #महेंद्र सिंह धोनी ने किया #किसान टैक्टर परेड का समर्थन!!#किसान आंदोलन अब #अनपढ़ अंध भक्त धोनी को भी देशद्रोही और हिन्दू विरोधी घोषित कर देंगे’
(Translation- #Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former captain of India’s cricket team, supported #KisanTractor Parade! Now uneducated blind devotee will declare Dhoni as a traitor and anti-Hindu too)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found that the claim attached to it is FAKE.
When we put the picture through Reverse Image Search along with some keywords, we found the picture in a report by Republic World dated June 8, 2020.
The headline of the report read, ‘MS Dhoni Buys Swaraj 963 FE Tractor For Organic Farming, Anand Mahindra Lauds Cricketer’.
As per the report, Dhoni has bought this tractor to drive around his sprawling 7-acre farmhouse in hometown Ranchi. The former Indian captain started organic farming during the 3-month long lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic.
IPL team Chennai Super Kings also tweeted a video in June 2020 in which Dhoni can be seen driving the same tractor on the road.
#Thala Dhoni meets Raja Sir in his newest beast! 😍 #HBDIlayaraja #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/dNQv0KnTdP
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) June 2, 2020
This news item was covered by various news organisations. Read the reports here and here.
Hence, the above information proves that the picture that is being circulated is old and not related to the ongoing farmers’ protest.
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