Fact Check: Mukesh Ambani did not take away laddoos from invitees’ plates

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant tied the knot in Mumbai on July 12, 2024. The pre-wedding festivities continued for months and several national and international celebrities attended the function.

Update: 2024-07-29 09:27 GMT

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Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant tied the knot in Mumbai on July 12, 2024. The pre-wedding festivities continued for months and several national and international celebrities attended the function. Several media outlets recently reported that the Ambanis are hosting a post-wedding ceremony at the famous 7-star Stoke Park Luxury Hotel and Golfing Estate in Buckinghamshire. However, the hotel denied the reports and issued a clarification.

Meanwhile, a video showing Mukesh Ambani walking down near to the people sitting in rows ready to eat, and taking away the laddoos served on their plates, is going viral with the claim that they ran out of laddoos during the wedding and Ambani is taking away the laddoos from the plate of common people to serve them to millionaires. Social media users shared this video with captions like “Khana Kam Pad gaya Hai To thada adjust kar lena”

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Fact Check:

The claim is False. The original video has been reversed to show Mukesh Ambani taking away the laddoos from the plates of the invitees.

When we performed a keyword search about the pre-wedding ceremonies of Anant Ambani marriage, we found that in February, the Ambanis hosted a pre-wedding ritual where they served food to villagers in Jogwad village near the Reliance township.

ANI shared the video of Mukesh Ambani serving laddoos in this gathering with the caption “#WATCH | Jamnagar, Gujarat: Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding functions started with Anna Seva at the Jogwad village near Reliance Township in Jamnagar. Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani and other members of the Ambani family served traditional Gujarati food to villagers. Radhika's maternal grandmother and parents, Viren and Shaila Merchant, also took part in the Anna Seva. Food will be served to about 51 thousand local residents which will continue for the next few days.”

The same video was shared by YouTube channels of several media outlets. DeshGujaratiHD shared the video with the title ‘Mukesh Ambani, Anant, Radhika cater 51,000 villagers in Jamnagar | Pre-wedding mass meal’

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According to the Economic Times, billionaire Mukesh Ambani started the pre-wedding ceremony by serving food to the villagers of Jogwad village near Reliance township in Jamnagar. It was also reported that Mukesh Ambani and Anant Ambani, other members of the family were seen serving traditional Gujarati food to villagers. From the bride's side, Radhika's maternal grandmother and parents, Viren and Shaila Merchant, also took part in the Anna Seva. Anna Seva which is part of the pre-wedding ritual will continue for a few more days and nearly 51 thousand local residents are expected to be served meals in the ritual.

Hence, the viral video showing Mukesh Ambani taking away laddoos from the plates of invitees is a doctored video. The original video has been reversed to make a false claim. The original video shows Mukesh Ambani actually serving laddoos to the people sitting at the table. The claim is False.

Claim :  Mukesh Ambani taking away laddoos from the plates of the invitees at Anant Ambani’s marriage
Claimed By :  Social media users
Fact Check :  False
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