Fact Check: TDP alliance govt did not launch 999 Powerstar Superior whisky, it has been in market since long
The newly formed Telugu Desam Party is likely to review the state’s liquor policy and provide all brands in the liquor shops at a reduced price.
999 Powerstar Superior whisky
The newly formed Telugu Desam Party is likely to review the state’s liquor policy and provide all brands in the liquor shops at a reduced price. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu made a promise regarding the same during the election campaign. After he took oath as the chief minister, the alcoholics are eagerly waiting for the new government to change the state’s liquor policy to benefit them.
Amidst this, a post sharing images of a liquor brand named ‘999 Powerstar Superior Whisky’ is shared virally on social media with the claim that the coalition government has launched a new brand of alcohol. These posts also claim that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, launched this whisky in the name of Power Star Pawan Kalyan, who is the Deputy Chief Minister, to please the masses.
The claim in Telugu goes ‘పవర్ స్టార్ విస్కీ.. కూటమి ప్రభుత్వంలో కొత్త బ్రాండ్! నాణ్యమైన మద్యం అంటూ జనసైనికుల్ని మెప్పించేలా పవర్ స్టార్ పేరుతో విస్కీని తెరపైకి తెచ్చిన చంద్రబాబు సర్కార్’
When translated, it claims: ‘Power Star Whisky, a new brand in the coalition government! The Chandrababu government launched a whisky in the name of Power Star to please the masses (Jana sainiks) as quality liquor’
Fact Check:
The claim is False. The liquor brand 999 Power Star Superior Whisky is not a new brand in Andhra Pradesh. It has been in the market in Andhra Pradesh and also other states of India for many years.
When we searched for the trademark registration of ‘999 Powertar Superior whisky’, we found that the product has been trademarked under a company named ‘Great Galleon Limited’, on the websites named Quickcompany. in and Trademarking. in.
Upon further search, we found a YouTube video published by TV5 Telugu on May 13, 2020. This video talks about the new alcohol brands introduced in Andhra Pradesh after the YSRCP government was formed in 2019. The anchor in the video mentions the brand name ‘999 Power Star Superior’ among other brands.
An article published on Webdunia states that the alliance supporters are sharing government notifications that the YCP government had introduced Power Star liquor in 2022. The liquor brand was introduced in Andhra Pradesh during the tenure of YSRCP.
We also found an article published in Daily Post Punjabi, which shares the image of 999 Powerstar whisky, stating that the excise department has recovered 15 bottles of 999 brand liquor from a man in Punjab.
Hence, the claim that the new government in Andhra Pradesh launched ‘999 Powerstar Superior’ whisky after its formation is False. The liquor brand 999 Power Star Superior whisky is not a new brand in Andhra Pradesh. It has been in the market in Andhra Pradesh and other states for many years.