{"id":24691,"date":"2019-01-12T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T10:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=24691"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T09:34:41","slug":"postage-stamp-of-pm-modi-issued-by-turkey-viral-on-social-media-with-misleading-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postage-stamp-of-pm-modi-issued-by-turkey-viral-on-social-media-with-misleading-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Postage stamp of PM Modi issued by Turkey viral on social media with misleading claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A postage stamp issued by the Turkish government which bears an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian national flag has gone viral on the occasion of PM Modi&#8217;s 71st birthday. The text inscribed in the stamp at the bottom reads, &#8220;Narendra Modi Prime Minister of the Republic of India.&#8221; Supporters of the Prime Minister have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HiteshAwasthi89\/status\/1437348532302737408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widely shared the image<\/a> of the stamp, hailing that he was honoured by a Muslim majority country but is criticised in India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-103479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1f7148b5-9bc2-47b0-8a4d-03f9a80bf395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1f7148b5-9bc2-47b0-8a4d-03f9a80bf395.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1f7148b5-9bc2-47b0-8a4d-03f9a80bf395-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1f7148b5-9bc2-47b0-8a4d-03f9a80bf395-676x1024.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received numerous fact-check requests for the image on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and the Alt News mobile application.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24691 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postage-stamp-of-pm-modi-issued-by-turkey-viral-on-social-media-with-misleading-claim\/screen-shot-2021-09-17-at-12-09-19-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.09.19-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.09.19-PM.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.09.19-PM-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postage-stamp-of-pm-modi-issued-by-turkey-viral-on-social-media-with-misleading-claim\/screen-shot-2021-09-17-at-12-08-21-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.08.21-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.08.21-PM.png 539w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.08.21-PM-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postage-stamp-of-pm-modi-issued-by-turkey-viral-on-social-media-with-misleading-claim\/screen-shot-2021-09-17-at-12-06-10-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.06.10-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.06.10-PM.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-12.06.10-PM-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The same image was also shared in 2019 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pooja09876089\/status\/1083368675971866624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Pooja09876089<\/a> that wrote, &#8220;\u0924\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0915\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u091f\u093f\u0915\u093f\u091f \u0928\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0917\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u092b\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0938\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 (Turkey has issued a ticket while here they don&#8217;t have time except to abuse.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_645.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_645.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_645-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_645-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_645-786x1024.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The official handle of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4Assam\/status\/1078600314952003585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharatiya Janata Party Assam<\/a> also tweeted an image of the postage stamp with the message that a great honour was bestowed upon the Prime Minister as he is one of the greatest leaders in Indian politics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-696x980.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-1068x1504.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_566-298x420.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based on the postage stamp, several individuals on social media have claimed that it is a symbolic acceptance by Turkey that PM Modi is &#8216;one of the great leaders&#8217;. The claim has been viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=894199264032409&amp;set=a.252856828166659&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jammuredefining\/status\/667015228870270981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> at least since November 2015.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_567.png 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_567-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Selection_567-447x420.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>NOT exclusively for Prime Minister Modi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The stamp was indeed issued by Turkey but not exclusively for PM Modi as claimed on social media. As a part of the commemorative series during the G20 Antalya Summit held on November 15, 2015, a personalised postage stamp for ALL the leaders present at the summit was issued by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.ptt.gov.tr\/ptten#!ptt_posta_kolisi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Turkish Postage<\/a> (PTT).<\/p>\n<p>The official handle of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G20Turkey2015\/status\/666971702098796544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E666971702098796544&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesstoday.in%2Fcurrent%2Feconomy-politics%2Fturkey-issues-special-stamp-featuring-pm-narendra-modi-after-g20-leaders-summit%2Fstory%2F226187.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G20 Turkey<\/a>\u00a0had also posted an image of the special edition stamp collection.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Erdo\u011fan presented a special edition stamp collection of all the leaders attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20AntalyaSummit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#G20AntalyaSummit<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LHjkJHIGs\">https:\/\/t.co\/3LHjkJHIGs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; G20 Turkey (@G20Turkey2015) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G20Turkey2015\/status\/666971702098796544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/current\/economy-politics\/turkey-issues-special-stamp-featuring-pm-narendra-modi-after-g20-leaders-summit\/story\/226187.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Today<\/a> on November 19, 2015 stated, &#8220;In all, 33 stamps including of the leaders of the 19 biggest and most powerful economies of the world and the European Union were issued.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-696x639.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-1068x981.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/Screenshot_20181228-190850_Firefox-Focus-457x420.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Postage stamps featuring other prominent world leaders like former US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were also issued.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Misleading captions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrGPradhan\/status\/930441753491996673?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaurav Pradhan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alokg2k\/status\/930482800897097728?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alok Gupta<\/a> who are followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted the misleading narrative.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2350\" height=\"1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1.jpg 2350w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-696x478.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-1068x734.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/12\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-pZMAnVDaulB7KO1-612x420.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2350px) 100vw, 2350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While it is true that a personalised postage stamp was issued for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to suggest that it was in honour of &#8220;one of the greatest leaders&#8221; in Indian politics is an exaggeration at the very least. This is not the first time that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/news\/russia-issues-stamp-commemorating-birth-centenary-indira-gandhi-1262595\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Prime Minister<\/a> was featured on an international postage stamp.\u00a0 A concentrated effort to capitalize a commemorative postage stamp issued for all the world leaders present at the G20 summit as a special and exclusive recognition earned by the current Prime Minister underlines the political propaganda run on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A postage stamp issued by the Turkish government which bears an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian national flag has gone viral on the occasion of PM Modi&#8217;s 71st birthday. 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