{"id":78225,"date":"2020-10-19T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=78225"},"modified":"2020-10-21T19:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:04:24","slug":"old-image-shared-as-bjp-leaders-visit-covid-positive-dilip-ghosh-without-wearing-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-shared-as-bjp-leaders-visit-covid-positive-dilip-ghosh-without-wearing-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Old image shared as BJP leaders visit COVID positive Dilip Ghosh without wearing masks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was tested COVID-19 positive on October 16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/bengal-bjp-chief-dilip-ghosh-tests-positive-for-covid-19-2311437\">NDTV<\/a> reported Ghosh was admitted to the high dependency unit at a private hospital. On October 18, Ghosh thanked people in a tweet for sending <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DilipGhoshBJP\/status\/1317542627097665538\/\">recovery wishes<\/a>. Amidst this, an image of bed-ridden Ghosh has been shared with the claim that BJP leaders did not wear masks while visiting him.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook page The Positive Indian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PositiveIIndiann\/posts\/1934849186658156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> the image with the text, \u201cMeeting COVID Positive Dilip Ghosh without wearing any Mask. Only BJP Leaders can Show Such Courage.\u201d It was likes close to 700 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vNXDt\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78237 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.16.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.34.16-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Only%20BJP%20Leaders%20can%20Show%20Such%20Courage&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> as well. One such user was @_TheEnigmous. Along with the viral text, he tagged BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Kailash Vijayvargiya. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/lQ0Xk\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meeting COVID Positive Dilip Ghosh without wearing any Mask. Only BJP Leaders can Show Such Courage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MukulR_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MukulR_Official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KailashOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KailashOnline<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0WoT31EkYU\">pic.twitter.com\/0WoT31EkYU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Enigmous (@_TheEnigmous) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheEnigmous\/status\/1317374742421147649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This tweet was retweeted by Twitter account @TMC_Supporters that has 18,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78239 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-13.33.32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-13.33.32.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-13.33.32-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even Zee News Bengla published this image in a <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/bengali\/photos\/dilip-ghosh-is-covid-positive-345387\">report<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/MBf86\">archived link<\/a>) on Ghosh contracting coronavirus. Similar reports were carried by Bengali news outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deshebideshe.com\/5886\/dilip-ghosh-attacked-by-corona\/\">Deshbidesh<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wLkeS\">archived link<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banglanewslive.co.in\/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6\/\">Banglanewslive<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/67ZPw\">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-78225 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-shared-as-bjp-leaders-visit-covid-positive-dilip-ghosh-without-wearing-masks\/greenshot-2020-10-19-13-43-37\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1043\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-19-13.43.37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-19-13.43.37.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-19-13.43.37-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-19-13.43.37-1024x849.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-19-13.43.37-768x637.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-shared-as-bjp-leaders-visit-covid-positive-dilip-ghosh-without-wearing-masks\/screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14-40-22\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.22.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.22-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-shared-as-bjp-leaders-visit-covid-positive-dilip-ghosh-without-wearing-masks\/screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14-40-34\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.34.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-19-at-14.40.34-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Image is from 2018<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a Google reverse image search and found that the viral image was published by Bengali news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolkata24x7.com\/dilip-ghosh-can-get-out-of-hospital-today\/\">Kolkota 24&#215;7<\/a> in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78269 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/edc3dd5f-12fc-44ab-978c-e35ef05abbd3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/edc3dd5f-12fc-44ab-978c-e35ef05abbd3.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/edc3dd5f-12fc-44ab-978c-e35ef05abbd3-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/kolkata\/bengal-bjp-president-dilip-ghosh-in-hospital-5034998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a>, Ghosh was admitted to a private hospital with complaints of severe back pain. &#8220;His primary diagnosis showed he is suffering from prolapsed intervertebral disc, a press release issued by the hospital said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was admitted at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata&#8217;s Salt Lake area on January 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BJP leader Dilip Ghosh admitted at AMRI hospital in Salt Lake with disc prolapse.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TOI Kolkata (@TOIKolkata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOIKolkata\/status\/955375505334681602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News spoke with media relations coordinator (MRO) at AMRI Hospital, Salt Lake. &#8220;Kindly note that while this image doing the rounds on social media is indeed from AMRI Hospitals it&#8217;s not recent. I don&#8217;t remember the exact date but it should be around 2018 when media reports were published. Mr Dilip Ghosh was admitted with neurological complaints,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Currently, Mr Ghosh is admitted at the COVID building and as per protocol, no visitors are allowed. No one including doctors and healthcare workers can enter the building without proper personal protection equipment,&#8221; the MRO furthered.<\/p>\n<p>West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh reiterated the same to Alt News, &#8220;Dilip ji is recovering well. The claim is baseless because no visitors are allowed to meet COVID-19 patients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Thus, a 2018 image of West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was carried by Zee News while reporting that he tested positive for COVID-19. 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