Did Andhra Pradesh CM mortgage 1500 Kg of Tirupati temple gold

News Claim: A message viral since Aug 2021, states that the AP CM to mortgage 1500 kg of Tirupati temple gold to avail a loan of Rs.25,000 crores.

Viral message on WhatsApp today & other Social Media: Tweets shared by many on social media as, BREAKING NEWS:  #Andhra #Pradesh #CM to mortgage 1500 kg of Tirupati temple gold to avail a loan of Rs.25,000 crores! For what purpose? This is daylight robbery by a X'tian Chief Minister.

BREAKING NEWS: #Andhra #Pradesh #CM to mortgage 1500 kg of Tirupati temple gold to avail a loan of Rs.25,000 crores! For what purpose? This is daylight robbery by a X'tian Chief Minister !

— Rahul Anand (@Rahul_saffron) August 2, 2021

News Verification: The information shared on social media is not true. The picture shared is not from Tokyo Olympics. We searched for any such news from Andra Pradesh in the local media, however, we did not find any single verifiable news to confirm the fake news spread across.

News from Andra Pradesh official handle resolved to the fake news, it stated that “Twitter user named Rahul Anand (@Rahul_saffron) was caught peddling fake news on Twitter, about the TTD’s gold being used by the state of Andhra Pradesh. TTD to pursue the case legally. #TTD #FactCheck”

Twitter user named Rahul Anand (@Rahul_saffron) was caught peddling fake news on Twitter, about the TTD’s gold being used by the state of Andhra Pradesh. TTD to pursue the case legally. #TTD #FactCheckhttps://t.co/8VDtk3MtSb pic.twitter.com/21nwxZ28QR

— FactCheck.AP.Gov.in (@FactCheckAPGov) August 4, 2021

News verdict: False