A Brazilian model whose photo was allegedly used to cheat voters in Haryana has been identified as Larissa.
The model responded to Rahul Gandhi’s claim that her photo was used to allegedly cheat voters during the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections. She expressed surprise and called the situation “crazy” as the photo used was old and that she had no part in the alleged irregularities.
Leader of the Opposition Lok Sabha (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Election Commission and the BJP of “colluding to ensure that the Congress loses in Haryana”. Gandhi said a photograph of a Brazilian model was used in 10 booths to facilitate fraudulent voting by allowing fake voters to cast their votes.
On Thursday, a video appeared with the model in which she talked about herself.
In the video, Larissa expressed her shock after learning that her photo was allegedly used several times in the Haryana voter list. Speaking in Portuguese, she joked: “Guys, I’ll tell you a joke. They’re using me in an old picture. I must have been around 18-20 years old… I don’t know if it’s an election, something about an election in India!”
“He called the salon, my work… he wanted to talk to me for an interview and I didn’t answer… the guy found my Instagram and called me there. Now another person who has nothing to do with the topic, my friend from another city, sends me a photo, I’ll give it to you here, but I need it there,” she said.
“Now another person who has nothing to do with this topic, my friend from another city, sends me a photo, I will give it to you here,” she said.
Some media reported that she is no longer a model and runs a salon in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
They are using my old picture. I must have been around 18-20 years old… I don’t know if it’s an election, something about elections in India!
Rahul Gandhi claimed in a press conference on Wednesday that the Brazilian model had voted 22 times in the Haryana elections.
“…Congress lost the election by 22000 votes…Who is this lady?…She is voting 22 times in Haryana, in 10 different booths in Haryana. She has multiple names…It means it is a centralized operation…The lady is a Brazilian model. This is a photo and she is one of 25 thousand such records in Haryana….” Rahul Gandhi said.
