Claim: Photo showing that Sardar Patel went to Maharaja of Jaipur to seek help in merging the Hyderabad state in India.
Fact-check: There is no evidence to show that Sardar Patel went to Maharaja of Jaipur to seek his help in merging Hyderabad in India - FACTLY
Verdict: the photo is from 30 march 1949 when the then home minister sardar patel declared the maharaja of jaipur as the first rajpramukh of rajasthan. we could not find any evidence to show that sardar patel went to maharaja of jaipur to seek his help in merging hyderabad in india. sardar patel planned a military action against the nizam of hyderabad as he refused to merge with india. the police action named 'operation polo' was done by indian armed forces which attacked from three sides on 13 september 1948. the nizam accepted the accession of hyderabad state in india, on 17 september 1948. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-06-01T12:28:40