Watch | Pub Owner Confirms Woman in Viral Rahul Gandhi Video is Not a Chinese Diplomat

A recent video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been making the rounds on social media in which he can be seen at a Nepal nightclub in the presence of a woman.

The video has been shared widely on social media by many people, including members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), such as the party's social media department head Amit Malviya and Union minister Giriraj Singh.

Moreover, several social media users falsely identified the woman in the video as Hou Yanqi, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal.

In this episode of Checks and Balance, Saahil Murli Menghani speaks to Rabin Shrestha, the CEO of the nightclub in question, the Lord of the Drinks pub in Nepal, who confirms that Gandhi was there for the wedding of one of his friends and that the woman seen in the video is actually a friend of the bride.

Watch this video to find out more about the incident.

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