Key facts
- BJP's Amit Malviya fact-checked Rahul Gandhi's 'economic tsunami' claim.
- Malviya stated that economic 'shock absorbers' have been built over the last decade.
Amit Malviya, the IT Cell chief of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has fact-checked a claim made by politician Rahul Gandhi regarding the economy. Gandhi had reportedly spoken of an 'economic tsunami.' Malviya responded to this assertion by posting on social media, "The shock absorbers have not been removed. They have been built over the last decade." This statement implies that the Indian economy is resilient due to prior policy measures implemented by the BJP government.