{"id":26344,"date":"2019-01-21T20:26:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=26344"},"modified":"2019-01-21T20:26:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:56:40","slug":"fake-news-about-modi-govt-to-print-currency-notes-featuring-former-pm-late-atal-bihari-vajpayee-shared-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-news-about-modi-govt-to-print-currency-notes-featuring-former-pm-late-atal-bihari-vajpayee-shared-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake news about Modi govt to print currency notes featuring former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee shared on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An article recently viral on social media suggests that the PM Modi-led government has taken a &#8220;historic step&#8221; of printing Indian currency notes featuring former prime minister late Atul Bihari Vajpayee.\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0905\u091f\u0932\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 (Modi government&#8217;s historic decision, Indian currency will feature the image of former prime minister Atalji),&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0reads the title of the report by a website called\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnikhabare.com\/india\/16645?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=NT40&amp;fbclid=IwAR0Caf_Jr8P0MSE5r1-oTWwbuxS4IuRESS-WVyNYGb7-ywjcPZ-6bFLDzzk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apnikhabare.com<\/a><\/em>, which showcases a Rs 200 note with the photograph of the ex-PM. From a Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hindutvainfomedia\/posts\/1500263456773721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindutva.info<\/a>, the article received nearly 3,000 likes and over 500 shares.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26345 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal-note.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal-note.png 502w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal-note-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other Facebook pages like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Weareindiansoliders\/posts\/2145010525555239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deshsevaa\/posts\/2079787695409280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Support Ram Rajya<\/a>\u00a0have also circulated the article, drawing a combined share count of over 500.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>apnikhabar\u00a0<\/em>report has also been tweeted by multiple users.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/twitter.png 463w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/twitter-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting about the<em>\u00a0<\/em>report is that while its title and the adjoining image of the Rs 200 note gives the impression that the government will issue currency notes of that amount, the article has no mention of the same. In fact, it claims,\u00a0<em>&#8220;&#8230;\u0905\u092c \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0938\u0947 100 \u0930\u0941\u092a\u090f \u0915\u093e \u0928\u092f\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0932\u0949\u0928\u094d\u091a \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0930\u0924\u094d\u0928 \u0905\u091f\u0932\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u091b\u092a\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940\u0964 Now Modi government will launch new Rs 100 coin that will feature former PM and Bharat Ratna awardee Atal ji&#8217;s\u00a0photo.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>However, the image attached in the report is of a Rs 1,000 coin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26346 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin.png 683w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/coin-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the truth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The government has not made any announcement regarding the issuance of Indian currency notes or coins featuring former prime minister of Indian late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In fact, PM Modi had only released a <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/pm-modi-releases-rs-100-commemorative-coin-in-memory-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/in-memory-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/slideshow\/67230563.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commemorative Rs 100 coin<\/a> a month ago in the memory of the late prime\u00a0minister.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organised on December 24, 2018, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/current\/economy-politics\/pm-modi-releases-rs-100-coin-in-former-pm-atal-bihari-vajpayee-memory\/story\/303740.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">senior BJP leaders<\/a>, including\u00a0Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP chief Amit Shah, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and senior leader Lal Krishna Advani were present. The coin was released\u00a0day ahead of late Vajpayee&#8217;s birthday, and the event of reported across mainstream media channels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26349 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal.png 611w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/atal-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Misinformation claiming the launch of new currency notes featuring late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been circulating since December last year, even before the government released the Rs 100 commemorative coin. The\u00a0<em>apnikhabre\u00a0<\/em>article itself was published on December 13, 2018. Another shoddy website <em><a href=\"https:\/\/livebavaal.com\/modi-atal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">livebavaal<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>had also published an article on the identical topic that same day.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/gk-current-affairs\/story\/pm-modi-introduces-commemorative-coin-of-rs-350-to-mark-birth-anniversary-of-guru-gobind-singh-legacy-of-these-coins-in-indian-history-1429932-2019-01-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wasn&#8217;t the first time<\/a> that the Indian government released a coin in the memory of a former prime minister. The first commemorative coin was issued in 1964 in the honour of the country&#8217;s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1985, commemorative coins were released in remembrance of former PM late Indira Gandhi. Other veteran leaders like Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi have also been honoured in a similar manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article recently viral on social media suggests that the PM Modi-led government has taken a &#8220;historic step&#8221; of printing Indian currency notes featuring former prime minister late Atul Bihari Vajpayee.\u00a0&#8220;\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0905\u091f\u0932\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 (Modi government&#8217;s historic decision, Indian currency will feature the image of 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