In the age of social media, images can quickly capture public attention and become the center of online discussions. Recently, a photograph showing an interaction between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud went viral across various social media platforms. The image depicted Prime Minister Modi in a respectful gesture of touching the feet of the Saudi King.
As with any viral image, it sparked diverse reactions and interpretations. One Twitter user, going by the handle name Saifi, shared the picture along with a thought-provoking caption. Saifi’s tweet read, “Don’t give so much pain to the devotees that they start feeling pain, read kalma amin.” The intention behind this message seemed to suggest that the act of Prime Minister Modi, touching the feet of a Muslim leader might cause discomfort among his Hindu followers.
Another Twitter handle name Mohammad Quamruzzama also shared the viral picture and made similar claims.
So, is it true that PM Modi touched the feet of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud? Let’s Fact Check.
Fact Check
During our investigation, we first decided to cross-check the viral photo with the photo analysis website FotoForensics. Upon analysis, we saw Error Level Analysis (ELA) indicating tampering in the viral photo. This technique is used to identify potential areas of digital alteration in an image, and the presence of ELA in the picture suggests that it may have been manipulated or edited.
Now that we were convinced that the viral picture may have been manipulated or edited, we cropped PM Modi’s part from the viral picture and did the reverse image search with it. During this, we came across a report by NDTV published on september 25, 2013. Astonishingly, the report featured the exact same picture of PM Modi captured in the pose we isolated from the viral image. Moreover, the revelation of the true context of this picture adds a new dimension to the discussion.
According to the NDTV report, this picture of PM Modi was taken in September 25, 2013 when Narendra Modi touched LK Advani’s feet on a huge stage in Bhopal before addressing a massive rally in Bhopal to campaign for chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was seeking a third straight term.
Continuing our investigation, we encountered yet another significant report published by Economic Times on September 26, 2013. This report, like the previous one, showcases the same image of PM Modi striking the pose we isolated from the viral picture.
According to this report also Narendra Modi touched LK Advani’s feet while Advani seemed to be looking elsewhere before addressing a massive rally in Bhopal.
Here is a comparison of the Edited and real image of PM Modi
So, all these points prove that the viral picture depicting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touching the feet of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is indeed edited and manipulated as in reality Narendra Modi was touching the feet of Lal Krishna Advani.
Moreover, these discoveries also shed light on the lengths to which individuals with negative sentiments towards the Prime Minister might go to propagate misleading narratives.
| Claim | PM Modi touched the feet of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Claimed by | Saifi and Mohammad Quamruzzama |
| Fact Check | The viral picture is edited |
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