Fact Check: Is Yohani de Silva, of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ fame, appointed cultural ambassador
News Claim: News viral on social media claims Yohani de Silva, of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ fame, appointed cultural ambassador between India and Sri Lanka by the Indian High Commission in Colombo.
Viral message on WhatsApp today, Social Media claims: A proud moment as the newest cultural Ambassador Yohani is feted by national TV networks in India. And why not? With >110 million YouTube views, her #manikemagehithe has captured millions of Indian hearts from celebrities to common people. True spontaneity and depth of thousands-year-old India-Sri Lanka relations at its best!
News Verification: The news about Yohani de Silva as being appointed the cultural ambassador between India and Sri Lanka by the Indian High Commission in Colombo is not true. She rose to fame after song on Manike Mage Hithe’
Many Indian celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Tiger Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Parineeti Chopra, Krystle D'Souza posted videos to the track.
She has never said that she has been appointed the cultural ambassador. As per her Facebook page she wrote, “Dr Rewant Vikram Singh Director, Indian Cultural Centre (now called Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre), High Commission of India, hosted us today in his office.”. She did not write anywhere that she had been appointed the cultural ambassador. It was all speculated from the content of this message.
News Verdict: False
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