Remember the famous black-and-white photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a broom and cleaning floor going viral?
Modi received plenty of admiration as his supporters used this image to drive home a point about his humble upbringing .
The photo went viral as the BJP supporters used this in their election materials in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
According to the report of jantakareporter, a new RTI reply has revealed that the said image was photoshopped and the prime minister had never held broom or worn the torn khadi clothes depicted in the photo.
According to Janta ka Reporter, the RTI reply said, “…It is stated while the information sought does not form part of records, it may be noted that the said photograph is morphed and the person in the photo is not Mr Narendra Modi.”
The image used by India TV was, therefore a photoshopped image that has been debunked three years ago and the same was reported across mainstream media outlets. This isn’t an isolated incident of India TV using incorrect information in its broadcast. Last year, the channel had incorrectly claimed that Pakistani posts of Kirpan and Pimpal were destroyed by the Indian army in an immediate retaliation to the beheading of soldiers. As it turned out, Kirpan was actually an Indian post and the army itself confirmed there was no reaction.
Questions were raised in the past about the authenticity of the photo but there was never no conclusive evidence to suggest if it was morphed.
The RTI reply finally establishes the truth.
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