These days, gossip in social media is spreading faster than the actual news, resulting in the people believing the fake news and making enquiries about it.
On Wednesday, YSR Congress party sources leaked news that party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to appoint his uncle and former Ongole MP Y V Subba Reddy as the chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ Trust Board.
Even before this news reached all sections of people, there was a speculative news which went rounds in the social media, questioning Subba Reddy’s eligibility.
According to this speculation, Subba Reddy is not a Hindu, but a Christian, like his nephew Jagan Reddy.
To substantiate the reports, these social media managers also brought out an old bio-data of Subba Reddy in which he had reportedly mentioned that he was a Christian. Nobody knows from where this bio-data has emerged.
The fact, however, is that Subba Reddy is a staunch Hindu, unlike Jagan and his family. He is married to Yerram Swarnalatha Reddy, sister of Jagan’s mother Vijayalakshmi.
Though Vijayamma is a devout Christian, Swarnalatha did not convert into Christianity, but follows pure Hindu tradition.
“Subba Reddy is a strong believer in Hinduism. He performs homams and abhisekams regularly. He wears Rudraksha mala in his neck. How can he be called a Christian? It is a fake news being spread by pro-TDP groups,” a party source said.