Amidst the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi heated up the political atmosphere by making a big allegation. He said that in the Rai assembly constituency of Haryana, the photo of the same woman is recorded 22 times under different names in the voter list. According to Rahul Gandhi, the woman has voted 22 times at 10 booths in Haryana. Her names are Seema, Sweety, Rashmi, Vimala, Saraswati. The surprising thing is that the woman seen in the photo is from Brazil. He called it a blunder by the Center and accused the Election Commission of helping the BJP.
The name of the woman seen in the picture which went viral on social media after this allegation is Larissa Neri. She is a resident of Belo Horizonte city of Brazil, who is a hairdresser by profession. Larissa told a private TV channel that when I saw my photo in the news related to Indian elections, I did not understand what a joke it was. When I came to know later, I became very nervous. He said that this photo is about 8 years old and was taken by one of his friends, Mathias Ferrero, with his camera. This was not a part of any modeling shoot, but was a photo taken casually in his house.
Photos available for free download on the internet
This photo of Larissa Neri is available as a free stock image on the websites Pexels and Unsplash. Lakhs of people have used it for different purposes. Larissa’s name is not mentioned on these websites, but only the name of the photographer is given. Larisa said that many companies use this photo in their publicity, but my face was seen for the first time in any political controversy.
I have not been to India, do not know Rahul Gandhi – Larissa Neri
Larissa told that she has no connection with India or Indian politics. She said that I have never traveled to India nor do I know Rahul Gandhi. I am not interested in politics. He also told that after this incident he has received hundreds of messages on social media. Some people are joking, while some people want to know the truth.
It was not a joke, it felt like an insult – Larissa
Larissa said that she would have been happy if her photo had been used for a good purpose, but adding it to a political controversy felt wrong and insulting. According to him, it seemed like a kind of attack. It is wrong to use someone’s photo without permission. She is now taking advice from her lawyer in this matter and is keeping an eye on the situation in India.
Clarification of Election Commission and Government
Election Commission officials said that if the identity of a voter was doubtful, the Congress agent should have lodged a complaint at the same time. He also asked whether Congress supports the campaign to remove duplicate voter IDs. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi and said, “Elections are going on in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi is telling the stories of Haryana.” He is spreading lies to divert attention from the real issues.”
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