Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s celebratory post on social media hailing two 'world records' for the state’s transport initiatives soon backfired after users pointed out that the certifying body named the London Book of World Record (LBWR) had been dissolved months earlier in July. The 'feeling proud' moment of the Chief Minister turned into a digital embarrassment in just no time.

The post, which praised the state’s Shakti Scheme for achieving 564.10 crore free bus rides by women was deleted with a couple of hours after sharp criticism and fact-checks online exposed grammatical errors and evident inconsistencies in the certificates.

‘Fake Certificate’ Goes Viral

According to records from the UK’s Companies House, the London Book of World Records (LBWR) was formally

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