{"id":62663,"date":"2020-04-01T21:13:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T15:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=62663"},"modified":"2020-04-02T14:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T08:36:26","slug":"old-images-shared-to-portray-health-minister-dr-vardhan-apathetic-about-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-shared-to-portray-health-minister-dr-vardhan-apathetic-about-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images shared to portray health minister Dr Vardhan apathetic about coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two images of health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan have gone viral. The first image shows him playing ludo with his wife and the other shows him chopping vegetables in a jovial mood. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%8F%2C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%2012%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20!!%20%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B!&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> users have shared the images while questioning his behaviour during the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<h4>Image 1<\/h4>\n<p>In addition to social media users, this image was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PankajPuniaINC\/status\/1244452031282077696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> by Congress member Pankaj Punia. He wrote, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is in full form. Watching his brilliant game, he won for 12th consecutive time in ludo. Congratulations! If there&#8217;s a minister, it should be like him! (Translated from \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0939\u0947\u0932\u094d\u0925 \u092e\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0921\u0949 \u0939\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0927\u0928 \u092b\u0941\u0932 \u092b\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f,\u0932\u0942\u0921\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 12\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u0940\u0964\u00a0 \u092c\u0927\u093e\u0908 \u092e\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0939\u094b!)&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/IGrrJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62679 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.40.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.40.13-PM.png 465w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.40.13-PM-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like Punia, the Twitter handle of All India Parisangh,<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> an organisation formed by India National Congress member Udit Raj, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aiparisangh\/status\/1244278686263590914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the viral image (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/74zIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>). <\/span>Raksha Ramaiah who handles social media at Indian Youth Congress also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RakshaRamaiah\/status\/1244265614060871681?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the viral image. His tweet was retweeted over 1,200 times (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Q1Jxh\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62677 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.33.32-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.33.32-PM.png 469w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.33.32-PM-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/>Mahendra Yadav, newsreader\/editor at All India Radio News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=2589462067832657&amp;id=100003066661903&amp;tra=1&amp;refid=52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the viral image along with the Hindi text same as Punia&#8217;s tweet. Yadav&#8217;s post was shared over 450 times (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SPKpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>). Similarly, Twitter handle @Kill_BillPandey also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kill_BillPandey\/status\/1244169903831212032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the viral image which was retweeted over 580 times (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/y3idk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search on Google and found that the viral image was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/archive\/delhi\/day-after-polls-party-leaders-take-a-break-772516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Tribune<\/em><\/a> on March 13, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62681 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1429\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM.png 1429w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM-990x461.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-4.57.35-PM-1320x615.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1429px) 100vw, 1429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to <em>The Tribune, <\/em>the image shows Dr Harsh Vardhan relaxing after Lok Sabha polls. The image is clicked by photographer Mukesh Aggarwal.<\/p>\n<h4>Image 2<\/h4>\n<p>Twitter handle @BhaktUnofficial <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhaktUnofficial\/status\/1243413274441342978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> two images where the one on the left shows a man wearing a medical mask talking to health workers. The text above the image reads &#8220;Health Minister of Maharashtra&#8221;. On the right, there is an image of Dr Vardhan chopping vegetables. The text above this photo reads &#8216;Heath Minister of India&#8217;. This tweet has been retweeted over 1400 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SUHgZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62684 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.20.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.20.17-PM.png 599w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.20.17-PM-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on TinEye and found that the viral image was published by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Multimedia\/XMX1EveTAcMERGo9YzsrtK\/All-eyes-on-Harsh-Vardhan-as-BJP-edges-closer-to-majority-ma-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Livemint<\/a><\/em> on December 8, 2013. The article is a photo essay on Dr Vardhan after Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62686 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.26.30-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.26.30-PM-1.png 555w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-01-at-5.26.30-PM-1-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, both the photographs do not represent Dr Harh Vardhan during the coronavirus pandemic and have been shared with misleading captions trying to portray him apathetic toward the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two images of health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan have gone viral. 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