Android - Chat - "Comment deleted" displayed when IOU request sent for a user with no conversation before

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Action Performed:

1. Lunch the app
2. Log in with any account
3. On FAB menu click Request Money
4. Put amount and click next
5. Enter user you haven't chat before and click Request
6. Go back to LHN

Expected Result:

Request money displayed in LHN for user I haven't chat before

Actual Result:

"Comment deleted" displayed in LHN for user I haven't chat before

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

Web
iOS ✔️
Android ✔️
Desktop App
Mobile Web

Version Number:
1.0.78-0
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

Bug5152911_Screen_Recording_20210715-090445_Expensifycash.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @chiragsalian (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[chiragsalian]

Found the PR that caused the issue so I'm reverting it over here.