Claim: Photo of Surat Singh Khalsa on hunger strike in protest of new farm laws passed by the Government of India.
Fact-check: 2015 image of civil activist Surat Singh Khalsa falsely linked to the ongoing farmers' protests - FACTLY
Verdict: photo shared in the post is an old one. this photo was shot during surat singh khalsa's hunger strike for the release of political sikh prisoners in 2015. this photo has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers' protest. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2020-12-28T13:37:07