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DATA ROUNDUP English, Fake News # The man in the image is 67-year-old Kancha Ilaiah, a Political theorist and Dalit activist from Telangana 0 By Rakesh Vuppu on December 3, 2019 * A A A Twitter Facebook Reddit A post with a photo is being widely shared on Facebook with a claim that the person in the photo is 47-year-old Moinuddin from Kerala, and he has been studying in JNU since 1989. Let’s try to analyze the authenticity of the claim made in the post. ![\\"\\"](\\" FB-post-1024x789.jpg\\")The archived version of the post can be found here. > Claim: Photo of a 47-year-old Moinuddin who has been studying in JNU since > 1989. > > Fact: The man in the photo is Kancha Ilaiah, a Political theorist and Dalit > activist. He is 67 years old and belongs to Telangana state. So, the claim > is FALSE. In the comments section of the post, many users have commented that the man in the photo is Kancha Ilaiah. The identity of the person can be confirmed when one looks at the images of Kancha Ilaiah. Kancha Ilaiah, is 67 years old and is from the state of Telangana. Ilaiah is a PhDholder and is a Political theorist and Dalit activist. So, Kancha Ilaiah’s photo is being shared with a false claim. ![\\"\\"](\\" website-screenshot-1024x633.png\\") Earlier, when photo of a different person was also shared with the same claim, ‘FACTLY’ had fact-checked the image and it can be read here. To conclude, the man in the photo is 67 year-old Kancha Ilaiah, a political theorist and Dalit activist from Telangana state. _Did you watch our new Episode of the DECODE series?_ ![\\"Factly\\"](\\" WhatsApp-channel-minified-scaled.jpeg\\") Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email __Previous ArticleExplainer: Is there anything like a ‘Zero FIR? Next Article __మహిళల రక్షణ కోసం ప్రస్తుతం ‘9969777888’ తో ఎలాంటి హెల్ప్ లైన్ సర్వీస్ లేదు ### About Author ![\\"\\"](\\" Rakesh Vuppu ### Related Posts ‘విఠ్ఠల విఠ్ఠల’ నామజపం చేస్తే గుండెపోటు రాదని చెప్పడానికి ఎటువంటి శా... 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47yearold Moinuddin has been studying in JNU since 1989