Social media users shared a video from the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, showing heads of state from member nations participating in a group photo session. Alongside the video, social media users claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invite Prime Minister Modi to join the photo session.
Congress supporter Veena Jain claimed, ‘Why No Modi ji….How can you do this Putin.’
Why No Modi ji…. How can you do this Putin 😡😭
— Veena Jain (@DrJain21) October 24, 2024
pic.twitter.com/6OYRZzMoz8
Manakdeep Singh asserted, ‘Singh is King always.’
Singh is King always 👑#WashingtonSundar #Pushpa2TheRule #Pushpa2TheRuleOnDec5th #indvsnzl #AlluArjun #JioHotstar pic.twitter.com/b2DGXWyEl8
— Manakdeep Singh (@ManakdeepSingh) October 24, 2024
Congress Kerala stated, ‘Unable to Spot G. This is terrible. Mein kabhi dilse maaf nahi karoonga!’
Unable to Spot G.
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) October 24, 2024
This is terrible. Mein kabhi dilse maaf nahi karoonga! pic.twitter.com/AqRtAWOlqi
Raza graphy wrote, ‘No one invited Modi ji for the photo. International embarrassment. Bhakts now: Boycott BRICS.’
Photo khichane ke liye modi ji ko koi nahi bulaya 😭
— Raza graphy(parody) (@Asgarkhan313716) October 24, 2024
International be ejjatai 😭
Bhakts now: Boycott brics pic.twitter.com/nxThN9rZPK
Additionally, this claim was shared by Praveen, Sayantani, Rahul Kajal and Rohit Singh.
Fact Check
We began our fact-checking process by conducting a reverse image search on the viral video. This led us to discover that the video was shared by ANI on October 24, accompanied by the caption: “EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar with heads of delegations at Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, at the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus format.”
#WATCH | Russia: EAM Dr S Jaishankar with Heads of delegations at Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, at the 16th BRICS Summit in BRICS plus format.
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2024
(Video: Host broadcaster via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/FvMG1d6Hxt
Additionally, a news article from The Hindu reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, to participate in the 16th summit of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) grouping.
We also reviewed the BRICS website for activities on October 24, which confirmed that the “BRICS Plus/Outreach Plenary Session at the 16th BRICS Summit” was held on that date.
In conclusion, the claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invite PM Modi for a joint photo session with other BRICS leaders is false. PM Modi’s visit to Kazan, Russia, for the BRICS summit was scheduled for October 22-23, after which Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar led the delegation.
| Claim | Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invite PM Modi for a photo session with other heads of state. |
| Claimed by | Veena Jain, Manakdeep Singh, Congress Kerala, and others. |
| Fact Check | PM Modi’s visit was scheduled for only two days, October 22 and 23, after which Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar led the delegation. |
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