{"id":52043,"date":"2019-11-28T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=52043"},"modified":"2019-11-28T22:14:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:44:31","slug":"uddhav-thackeray-paying-tribute-to-sonia-gandhi-no-photoshopped-image-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/uddhav-thackeray-paying-tribute-to-sonia-gandhi-no-photoshopped-image-shared\/","title":{"rendered":"Uddhav Thackeray paying tribute to Sonia Gandhi? No, photoshopped image shared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Welcome%20to%20Milawati%20Party.%20Finally%2C%20now%20onwards%20we%20r%20all%20Secular.&amp;src=typed_query\">several people tweeted<\/a> a picture of Uddhav Thackeray supposedly paying tribute to Sonia Gandh with the text <em>&#8220;Welcome to Milawati Party. Finally, now onwards we r all Secular.#\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e_\u0938\u0947_\u0938\u094b\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e (Ramsena to Soniasena) #ShivSenaCheatsMaharashtra #shivsenacheatsbalasaheb.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the picture, Uddhav Thackerey can be seen bowing down to a portrait and a bust of Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52067 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-28-at-6.12.53-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-28-at-6.12.53-PM.png 617w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-28-at-6.12.53-PM-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><br \/>\nOver the last few hours, Alt New has received several requests to fact-check this image on social media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52047\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52047 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-28-at-3.51.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-28-at-3.51.25-PM.png 598w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-28-at-3.51.25-PM-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Request to fact-check the image received on Alt News WhatsApp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>PHOTOSHOPPED<\/h1>\n<p>Alt News visited the official Twitter account of the Office of Uddhav Thackeray and found the original photo posted on November 26. The photo was tweeted with the text &#8220;\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938 \u0906\u0918\u093e\u0921\u0940\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0948\u0920\u0915\u0940\u0924 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u094d\u0939\u0923\u0942\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 \u092e\u093e. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940. \u0909\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0935 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093e\u0935\u093e\u091a\u0940 \u0918\u094b\u0937\u0923\u093e \u091d\u093e\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094b\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0928\u0940\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f\u0938\u092e\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091f \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 \u092e\u093e. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940. \u092c\u093e\u0933\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0938\u094d\u092e\u0943\u0924\u0940\u0932\u093e \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947. <em>(At Mahavikas Aghadi&#8217;s, after the declaration that Udhav Thakre, the Shiv Sena party leader, will be the CM, he greeted Balasaheb Thakre, who is a mother figure, is king of hindutvavadis and is the party chairman of Shivsena.)<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938 \u0906\u0918\u093e\u0921\u0940\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u0948\u0920\u0915\u0940\u0924 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u094d\u0939\u0923\u0942\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 \u092e\u093e. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940. \u0909\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0935 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093e\u0935\u093e\u091a\u0940 \u0918\u094b\u0937\u0923\u093e \u091d\u093e\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094b\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0928\u0940\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f\u0938\u092e\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091f \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u092e\u0941\u0916 \u092e\u093e. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940. \u092c\u093e\u0933\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0939\u0947\u092c \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947 \u092f\u093e\u0902\u091a\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0938\u094d\u092e\u0943\u0924\u0940\u0932\u093e \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0932\u0947. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cfpIHKyaT1\">pic.twitter.com\/cfpIHKyaT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficeofUT\/status\/1199361457143590915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since then several media outlets have used this image including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/uddhav-thackeray-stakes-claim-to-form-government-in-maharashtra\/article30090391.ece\"><em>The Hindu<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the viral image, Shiv Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray&#8217;s portrait and bust have been photoshopped with that of Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p><em>[This article has been updated with information about the bust of late Balasaheb Thackeray photoshopped with that of Sonia Gandhi.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 27, several people tweeted a picture of Uddhav Thackeray supposedly paying tribute to Sonia Gandh with the text &#8220;Welcome to Milawati Party. Finally, now onwards we r all Secular.#\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e_\u0938\u0947_\u0938\u094b\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e (Ramsena to Soniasena) #ShivSenaCheatsMaharashtra #shivsenacheatsbalasaheb.&#8221; In the picture, Uddhav Thackerey can be seen bowing down to a portrait and a bust of Sonia Gandhi. 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