After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP due to a conviction in a 2019 defamation case, he made fierce statements during a press conference on March 25. He asserted that his disqualification was a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fear of his upcoming speech about Adani. Rahul Gandhi claimed that there was a strong connection between Narendra Modi and Adani, and questioned about ₹20,000 crore that have been invested in the shell companies of the Adani group.
Against this backdrop, an image showing PM Modi looking at a huge board with the text “20000 करोड़ रुपए किसके हैं?” written on it is widely shared on social media.
The image is shared on Facebook with a caption: “सवाल अब भी वही है 20000 करोड रुपए किसके हैं? सवाल है कि पीछा ही नहीं छोड़ता!”
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Doing a simple Reverse Image Search,we traced a news report by Punjab Kesari, dated May 14, 2023, carrying the original image with a headline: “PM Modi visits National Museum of Modern Art to see Jan Shakti exhibition.” The article further reads: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi to view the exhibition ‘Jan Shakti, a Collective Power’. The exhibition has been organised to mark the 100th episode of the Prime Minister’s popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. The exhibition celebrates the artistic diversity of India and is inspired by the themes highlighted in Mann Ki Baat.”
We found information and videos related to this event on the official website of the Prime Minister of India. According to the website, Modi visited the Jan Shakti Art Exhibition held at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi. He also tweeted images from this event on May 14, 2023, with the text, “Here are some more glimpses from Jana Shakti exhibition at @ngma_delhi.”
Here are some more glimpses from Jana Shakti exhibition at @ngma_delhi. pic.twitter.com/Cz9WmOuLK0
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 14, 2023
Below is the comparison between the viral image and the original image.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral image of PM Modi looking at a huge board is edited.
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