India is all set to host the G20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9-10. This marks the inaugural G20 Summit held under India’s presidency and is expected to witness the participation of numerous global leaders and delegates.
Ahead of the summit, a claim related to the G20 summit is doing rounds on social media. It is being claimed that an elite group of 500 business leaders, including N Chandrasekaran, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, etc., has received an invitation to attend the G20 Summit Dinner to be held on September 9.
A Facebook user shared the claim and wrote, “#G20 | Ambani, Adani among 500 businessmen to attend G20 Summit dinner. Nearly 500 businessmen, including Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla and Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal, will join G20 leaders at a dinner on Saturday in Delhi.”
This Facebook post can be seen here.
It is being widely shared on Facebook and Twitter with a similar claim.
India’s wealthiest tycoons, including billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, will be joining #G20 leaders for a dinner in the capital city on Saturdayhttps://t.co/geD9OR6hKR
— Business Today (@business_today) September 6, 2023
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found it to be misleading.
We did an open keyword search and came across a report by India Today dated September 08, 2023. According to the report, the Government clarified that it has not extended invites to prominent business leaders for the G20 special dinner to be held on September 09, as claimed in a report by news agency Reuters. Calling the report “misleading”, the government said: “No business leaders have been invited to the dinner.”
On searching further, we found a tweet by the official handle of PIB Fact Check in which they denied the viral claim. They wrote, “Media reports based on an article by @Reuters have claimed that prominent business leaders have been invited at #G20India Special Dinner being hosted at Bharat Mandapam on 9th Sep #PIBFactCheck. This claim is Misleading No business leaders have been invited to the dinner.”
Media reports based on an article by @Reuters have claimed that prominent business leaders have been invited to the #G20India Special Dinner being hosted at Bharat Mandapam on 9th Sep#PIBFactCheck
✔️This claim is Misleading
✔️No business leaders have been invited to the dinner pic.twitter.com/xmP7D8dWrL
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) September 8, 2023
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the viral claim is misleading and no business leaders have been invited to the dinner on September 9.
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