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Viral Claim That India Today Edited Tilak Out From Indian Grandmaster's Forehead Is False

Yukta Baid

Several claims have been going viral about India Today allegedly editing out the sacred ash marking (Vibhuti) on Indian chess prodigy and Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's forehead in an image that they shared with one of the articles about him. The article, published on May 21, 2022, reported...