Press Secretary to the President of India, Ashok Malik clarified that NCP chief Sharad Pawar was given an invitation for swearing-in ceremony from V(VVIP) section and had a labelled seat in the first row.
The so-called 'fact-check' was shared on Twitter by Rahul Kanwal, who is the Director of India Today and Aaj Tak and in his bio, calls himself a 'fake news slayer'.