{"id":73729,"date":"2020-08-22T15:35:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=73729"},"modified":"2020-08-22T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:05:50","slug":"morphed-image-of-pm-modi-bowing-to-nehrus-statue-gone-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/morphed-image-of-pm-modi-bowing-to-nehrus-statue-gone-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical photo of PM Modi bowing to Nehru&#8217;s statue shared as real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re bowing down to him after bashing him and speaking ill of him for 6 years, then understand that his ideology and thinking are greater than you,&#8221; reads a message shared with a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowing down to a statue of former PM Jawaharlal Nehru.<\/p>\n<p>[Hindi text: 6 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u094b\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 , \u0916\u0942\u092c \u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0932\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 , \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u092e\u091d \u091c\u093e\u0913 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u091a \u0924\u0941\u092e\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940\u0964&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">6 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u094b\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 , \u0916\u0942\u092c \u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e \u092d\u0932\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 , \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u092e\u091d \u091c\u093e\u0913 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u091a \u0924\u0941\u092e\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mk6T0vHWlg\">pic.twitter.com\/mk6T0vHWlg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0936\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@INSANIYAT34258) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INSANIYAT34258\/status\/1294658801342144513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The claim has been shared by quite a few <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> users.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73731 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0947.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0947.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0947-159x300.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We found that PM Modi had tweeted a set of four images of the newly-inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on August 8, 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sharing some glimpses from the newly inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhGF3saejr\">pic.twitter.com\/bhGF3saejr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1292133682791059456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the images from the set was morphed to depict that the Prime Minister was paying respect to Nehru when in fact he was bowing down to Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s statue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73733 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/24941499-f0d5-420c-a874-a929d5721ef6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/24941499-f0d5-420c-a874-a929d5721ef6.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/24941499-f0d5-420c-a874-a929d5721ef6-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On August 8, PM Modi inaugurated the National Sanitation Center set up at Rajghat in New Delhi. Several media organisations covered the inauguration ceremony. Prime Minister Modi&#8217;s Office uploaded a video of the event on YouTube where, at 16 seconds, PM Modi can be seen offering flowers on the statue of Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PM Modi inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra in Delhi | PMO\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oo8Hury1x0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the picture viral on social media carries a photo of Spiderman and @libtardu written on the right. It was created as a satirical post by the handle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Rarest moment<\/p>\n<p>Nehru ji se haath jod kar maafi mangte huye Modi ji <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HwUTaMwMYh\">pic.twitter.com\/HwUTaMwMYh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libtardu (@libtardu_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libtardu_\/status\/1292351997375475712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re bowing down to him after bashing him and speaking ill of him for 6 years, then understand that his ideology and thinking are greater than you,&#8221; reads a message shared with a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowing down to a statue of former PM Jawaharlal Nehru. 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