A viral social media post claiming that actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint her as India's next Education Minister has been found to be fake. The post surfaced amid political developments surrounding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and quickly gained traction online, leaving many users questioning its authenticity.

Kangana Ranaut to be the next Education Minister?

The viral message falsely quoted Kangana as asking the Prime Minister to hand her the Education Ministry. It further claimed that students who watched her films in theatres would receive extra marks in the NEET examination, a statement that was widely shared across multiple social media platforms. The satirical nature of the post was not immediately apparent to many users, resulting in confusion and misinformation.