Actor Allu Arjun Paying Tribute To Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar? Here’s The Truth.

A video of actor Allu Arjun is going viral on social media. In the video, Allu Arjun can be seen garlanding a statue. Sharing the video on social media, users are claiming that Allu Arjun paid homage to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar (Babasaheb Ambedkar).

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. Allu Arjun was paying homage to his grandfather in the viral video. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check

We started our investigation by taking some screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a tweet from the X-handle Team Allu Arjun on 1 October 2024. The viral video was uploaded along with three images in that tweet. The caption of the tweet read, “Remembering the legacy. Icon Star @alluarjun pays his heartfelt tribute to his grandfather, Legendary actor, Padma Shri Dr. #AlluRamalingaiah garu on his birth anniversary.”

Moving forward, we found many other media reports that contained images similar to the screenshots from the viral video. One such report, published on 1 October 2024, read, “Actor Allu Arjun offered heartfelt tributes to his grandfather and legendary yesteryear actor Allu Ramalingaiah on his birth anniversary. Allu Arjun was spotted in his Pushparaj look while offering floral tributes to his late grandfather. 

Dr Allu Ramalingaiah was one of the iconic actors who contributed to Telugu Cinema for over 5 decades. He was honored by the government of India with the country’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 1990, while the Andhra Pradesh government honored him with the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1991. Born in Palakollu on October 1, 1922, Allu Ramalingaiah breathed his last on July 31, 2004.

Allu Arjun is currently busy filming for the highly anticipated pan-India action drama,  Pushpa The Rule. The actor won the coveted National Award for Best Actor for his explosive performance in the Sukumar directorial. The film is scheduled for its theatrical release on December 6.

According to a report published on Zoom TV’s website on 31 July 2020, Dr Allu Ramalingaiah was born on 1 October 1922 and died on 31 July 2004. He contributed a lot to Telugu cinema. Allu Arjun’s family pays tribute to him every year.

This makes it clear that in the viral video, Allu Arjun was paying tribute to his grandfather Allu Ramalingaiah, not Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. In the video, Allu Arjun was not paying tribute to Bhim Rao Ambedkar. He was paying tribute to his grandfather Allu Ramalingaiah.