Claim: The Serum Institute of India donated Rs. 50.02 crores to the BJP through Electoral Bonds in August 2022.
Fact-check: Serum Institute of India's donation to Prudent Electoral Trust is being attributed to its Electoral Bonds purchase - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral screenshot shows a report published by reuters on 14 march 2024, which details the funds received and disbursed by the prudent electoral trust during 2022-23. according to this report and data on the eci website, sii donated rs. 52.25 crores to the prudent electoral trust in august 2022, and a cheque for the same amount was immediately issued to the bjp by the prudent electoral trust. the company did not donate rs. 52.25 crores via electoral bonds. the graphic actually depicts money transferred to the bjp through an electoral trust. according to reports and data available on the cdsco website, the government has approved vaccines from other manufacturers along with sii's vaccines, and the government has also procured vaccines from other manufacturers. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-03-20T07:54:48