Claim
In a survey conducted by the channel asking whether Akhilesh and Kejriwal turning Ram Mandir crusaders is pre-poll opportunism, 89% of respondents said yes, 8% said no, and 3% had no view.
“वी डिड अ सर्वे अखिलेश केजरीवाल टर्न राम मंदिर क्रूसेडर्स प्री पोल ओपोरर्चुनिटम यस 89% पीपल बिलीव दैट दिस इज़ प्री पोल ओपोरर्चुनिज्म”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The figure is a self-referential on-air channel 'survey' (an unscientific, self-selected SMS/website viewer poll) with no disclosed methodology, sample size, or archived result. No independent primary source, wire agency, or Indian fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) has recorded or audited this poll, so the specific 89% yes / 8% no / 3% no-view breakdown cannot be confirmed or refuted. The surrounding context — Akhilesh Yadav and Kejriwal politically leveraging the June 2026 Ram Mandir donation row before UP elections — is real, but that does not validate the poll numbers themselves.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/amid-ram-mandir-donation-row-akhilesh-yadav-vows-to-restore-ayodhya-as-siyaram-dham-if-sp-returns-to-power-2026-06-27-1046329 Confirms the real-world context: in late June 2026 Akhilesh Yadav was politically amplifying the Ram Mandir donation row ahead of UP polls, making the debate topic plausible — but says nothing about any channel survey or 89% figure. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/akhilesh-yadav-claims-crores-missing-from-ram-mandir-donation-funds-seeks-court-intervention-4030614 Confirms Akhilesh Yadav and (separately) Kejriwal raised Ram Mandir donation allegations in June 2026, the backdrop for the debate, but provides no poll data. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAQGzpyU01aGFm2vdV58Qbee1KhWf2GXG Navika Kumar's Newshour Debate playlist; no episode or clip corroborating a survey with the cited 89/8/3 split could be located. ✓ reachable · archived