{"id":87751,"date":"2021-03-07T23:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87751"},"modified":"2021-03-07T23:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T17:56:23","slug":"bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP members share old photos of Left Front rally as PM Modi&#8217;s Kolkata address ahead of polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi addressed his first rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. Soon after pictures of the rally showing a massive crowd started circulating on social media. Among them were pictures of rallies of other political parties shared as PM Modi\u2019s rally by enthusiastic BJP leaders and supporters.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Picture 1 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One such picture was shared by BJP Tamil Nadu, BJP Punjab and BJP members Tajinder Bagga, SG Suryah, Bhanu Jalan and CA OP Mishra.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87751 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/fd7387c8-f9a0-4734-ab13-7be47539ef4d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fd7387c8-f9a0-4734-ab13-7be47539ef4d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fd7387c8-f9a0-4734-ab13-7be47539ef4d.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fd7387c8-f9a0-4734-ab13-7be47539ef4d-162x300.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/3dd6461c-417d-4d64-9a74-ee0aa8e1c35e\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/3dd6461c-417d-4d64-9a74-ee0aa8e1c35e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/3dd6461c-417d-4d64-9a74-ee0aa8e1c35e.jpg 962w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/3dd6461c-417d-4d64-9a74-ee0aa8e1c35e-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/3dd6461c-417d-4d64-9a74-ee0aa8e1c35e-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/download-36-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-36.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-36.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-36-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/83aec61f-2204-4912-a55d-6289f0f8df2a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/83aec61f-2204-4912-a55d-6289f0f8df2a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/83aec61f-2204-4912-a55d-6289f0f8df2a.png 268w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/83aec61f-2204-4912-a55d-6289f0f8df2a-113x300.png 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/63528764-211c-42c8-83ba-81d3e7032091\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/63528764-211c-42c8-83ba-81d3e7032091.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/63528764-211c-42c8-83ba-81d3e7032091.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/63528764-211c-42c8-83ba-81d3e7032091-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/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\/bjp-members-share-old-phots-of-left-front-rally-as-pm-modis-kolkata-address-ahead-of-polls\/fdae6427-b050-4d55-a8e5-b3023fdfc49b-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fdae6427-b050-4d55-a8e5-b3023fdfc49b-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fdae6427-b050-4d55-a8e5-b3023fdfc49b-1.png 345w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/fdae6427-b050-4d55-a8e5-b3023fdfc49b-1-166x300.png 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Interestingly the same image was shared by several Congress supporters last week as a joint rally of Congress, CPI(M) and Indian Secular Front (ISF). Alt News had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-2019-left-front-rally-in-kolkata-shared-as-recent-by-congress-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fact-checked<\/a> the claim.<\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>A reverse image search performed by Alt News revealed that the image is of a Left Front rally from 2019. The image was published by Social News XYZ in 2019 with a caption stating that it shows a Left Front rally at the Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata on February 3, 2019. The photo is credited to IANS.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"490\" class=\"wp-image-87752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-wp-content-upload.jpeg\" alt=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-13.52.32.jpg?resize=810%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-wp-content-upload.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-wp-content-upload-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/https-i2-wp-com-www-altnews-in-wp-content-upload-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image of the rally was also tweeted by CPI(M) West Bengal last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cYou can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A bird eye view of last year Birgade Rally at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kolkata?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kolkata<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LalSalaamComrade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LalSalaamComrade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmuvpqaiXI\">pic.twitter.com\/EmuvpqaiXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CPI(M) WEST BENGAL (@CPIM_WESTBENGAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPIM_WESTBENGAL\/status\/1270754969348534272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The picture shows a massive crowd, marked with red flags of the Left front parties. The picture tweeted by BJP supporters is a slightly blurred version where the red can be mistaken for saffron.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Picture 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A second image was shared by BJP member O.P. Mishra asking \u201chow\u2019s the josh\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87759 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-37-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-37-1.jpg 542w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/download-37-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>A reverse image search reveals that this image is of a Left Front rally from 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1867\" height=\"793\" class=\"wp-image-87753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image.jpeg 1867w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image-1024x435.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image-768x326.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/image-1536x652.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A spike in misinformation is often seen before elections and West Bengal Assembly elections are no exception. However, it is noteworthy that a large crowd had gathered for PM Modi&#8217;s address at Brigade Parade Ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The next 25 years are very important for the development of Bengal. The development here in the next 5 years will lay the foundation for State&#8217;s development in the next 25 years: PM Modi at Kolkata&#8217;s Brigade Parade Ground <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jb7lOFMsX4\">pic.twitter.com\/Jb7lOFMsX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TOI Kolkata (@TOIKolkata) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOIKolkata\/status\/1368493902441762818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi addressed his first rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. Soon after pictures of the rally showing a massive crowd started circulating on social media. Among them were pictures of rallies of other political parties shared as PM Modi\u2019s rally by enthusiastic BJP leaders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":87761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[663],"class_list":["post-87751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-2021-03-07T231649.095.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87751"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87769,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87751\/revisions\/87769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87751"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=87751"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=87751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}