{"id":26126,"date":"2019-01-18T18:37:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T13:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=26126"},"modified":"2019-01-18T19:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T13:53:52","slug":"image-of-pm-modi-taking-a-dip-during-2004-kumbh-mela-shared-as-recent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/image-of-pm-modi-taking-a-dip-during-2004-kumbh-mela-shared-as-recent\/","title":{"rendered":"Images of PM Modi taking a dip during 2004 Kumbh Mela shared as recent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A set of images featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a holy dip in a river has gone viral on social media. It is claimed that the Prime Minister took the holy dip in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. Facebook pages- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/countrysabsepahle\/photos\/a.595257650503604\/2440695675959783\/?type=3&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBcPH4dCFlXyoSaSc9mJX8_7G55aEQ1Tou8c3niedrvzEUyj0kE9Y05pHWhT4jk05lK92jvPiPR0EbL4RGwPVnOR-2xKf5R8AWcwqPTGjhtsMlSCdC_Ng5fdjPh2e_UJ-q2WHWtH9GMID93i-0JIUOAu07x8TcAGSKppgeaxKosuQwDctYzyzl7pUZH0yG35IfXvrKOTpIJu_OnByZeHchi4OR-7uthHNVkgZaYqUg7D9qZpq7iMJNHanAsdV8H-xRrJ8fE0_5iKAeDeatRzg_6gA03JWbufyv8Di1nY2JFTpAgZxL4pKIIX2A0IIc6H-qW&amp;__tn__=H-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>We Support Nationalism <\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/countrysabsepahle\/photos\/a.595257650503604\/2440695675959783\/?type=3&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBcPH4dCFlXyoSaSc9mJX8_7G55aEQ1Tou8c3niedrvzEUyj0kE9Y05pHWhT4jk05lK92jvPiPR0EbL4RGwPVnOR-2xKf5R8AWcwqPTGjhtsMlSCdC_Ng5fdjPh2e_UJ-q2WHWtH9GMID93i-0JIUOAu07x8TcAGSKppgeaxKosuQwDctYzyzl7pUZH0yG35IfXvrKOTpIJu_OnByZeHchi4OR-7uthHNVkgZaYqUg7D9qZpq7iMJNHanAsdV8H-xRrJ8fE0_5iKAeDeatRzg_6gA03JWbufyv8Di1nY2JFTpAgZxL4pKIIX2A0IIc6H-qW&amp;__tn__=H-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I Support Modi<\/em><\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/akhandbharatwithmodi\/photos\/a.272216799802544\/770739249950294\/?type=3&amp;__tn__=H-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Akhand bharat<\/em><\/a> have shared the images with the identical narrative, garnering a combined share count of nearly 4,000.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2056\" height=\"1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1.jpg 2056w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1-990x607.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-xP5dMgiBbo1-1320x810.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2056px) 100vw, 2056px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82\/stories-keyword\/stories-live?ref=top_filter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isunil1992\/status\/1085891167043158016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> have shared the images with the same narrative.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old images of PM Modi taking a holy dip at Ujjain Simhastha shared as of recent Kumbh Mela\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/311915761?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"518\" height=\"354\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><em>Ujjain Simhastha<\/em> (2004)<\/h1>\n<p>Alt News did a Google reverse image search and found an article published in May, 2016. In the year 2004, PM Modi had taken a holy dip during the <em>Ujjain Simhastha<\/em>, one of the four religio-cultural fairs widely recognised as the &#8216;Kumbh Mela&#8217;. A report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrika.com\/ujjain-news\/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-attend-simhasth-2016-1296990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Patrika<\/em><\/a> ascertains that Narendra Modi was at the 2004<em> Ujjain Simhastha<\/em> held every 12 years on the banks of the Shipra river. These images pertain to that event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190118-172206_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190118-172206_011.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190118-172206_011-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190118-172206_011-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_20190118-172206_011-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the set of images viral on social media featuring the Prime Minister are old and unrelated to the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh. Those who are sharing these images would be well aware that every public appearance of the Prime Minister is widely covered, and had the PM visited the Kumbh mela, it would have been reported across all mainstream media outlets. Despite such obvious fallacy, various propaganda pages that favour the BJP tried to mislead their audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set of images featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a holy dip in a river has gone viral on social media. It is claimed that the Prime Minister took the holy dip in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. 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