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Media misreport: Akhilesh Yadav put on a red turban at Lucknow press meet, not saffron

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News agency ANI, and media outlets NDTV, ABP Live News, Times Now Navbharat, and some others have reported that at a press meet in Lucknow on October 26, 2026, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav removed his customary red cap and put on a saffron turban. They put out visuals which showed…

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