Mani Ratnam denies signing a letter on 'Mob lynchings' to Prime Minister Modi.

The claim is debunked by The Quint fact-checking organization. Mani Ratnam (filmmaker) had signed the letter on Mob lynchings.

The claim is debunked by The Quint fact-checking organization. Mani Ratnam (filmmaker) had signed the letter on Mob lynchings.Fact-checking organizations The Quint, in their debunking of the same claim, said that the rumours were spread by several social media users shared with the same claim since 24 July 2019 where 49 celebrities wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over concern about the lynching of Muslims, Dalits, and other minorities and has been subjected to fact-check and debunks.

The story goes that the filmmaker Mani Ratnam denied to sign in the letter on mob lynching, The Quint concludes according to the inquiry with the Mani Ratnam's team and they had confirmed that he had signed the letter. Further, she said it is misinformation which is spreading on social media.

According to Times Now News article, the 49 celebrities' wrote an open letter by the social activists, filmmakers and artists like Aparna Sen, Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Binayak Sen, Soumitro Chatterjee, Adoor Gopalkrishnan and so on were made a sign on the letter.