Washington: Days after naming Congress party president Sonia Gandhi among the world’s richest leaders, an American news site has removed her from the list, saying it had been unable to verify the story.
“Sonia Gandhi has been removed from this list,” the Huffington Post wrote in an editor’s note at the end of an updated version of a story titled The Richest World Leaders Are Even Richer Than You Thought.
“Gandhi was originally included based on a listing on a third party site which was subsequently called into question,” it said by way of explanation. “Our editors have been unable to verify the amount, removed the link, and regret any confusion,” the portal added.
Four days earlier, the Post had listed Gandhi as the 12th richest world leader, putting her assets at $2bn without giving details of how it arrived at the figure. “Ever wondered just how rich the richest world leaders really are?” the Huffington Post said in the updated story. “To put it in perspective, US President Barack Obama may be worth several million dollars, but he does not even come close to some of his contemporaries.” IANS
