An photograph of PM Modi washing hands is going viral on social media with a claim that he brought a camera to the washroom for a photo op.
The image is being shared with the text: अब तो संडास में भी पहुंच गया कैमरा
(English Translation: Now the camera has reached the toilet too)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be false.
We ran a Reverse Image Search on the picture and found the same image in an article by the Free Press Journal dated December 20, 2020. According to the report, the picture was taken when PM Modi visited Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi.
The picture was shared with the caption: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib on the occasion of the 400th Prakash Parv of Guru Teg Bahadur, in New Delhi on Sunday. | ANI Photo
We ran a search and found a tweet by ANI dated December 20, 2020, about PM Modi visiting Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. In the pictures present in the tweet, PM Modi can be seen in the same attire as in the viral image.
Similar pictures were also shared in Dec 2020 from the official Twitter handle of PM Modi with the caption, “This morning, I prayed at the historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, where the pious body of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was cremated. I felt extremely blessed. I, like millions around the world, am deeply inspired by the kindnesses of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji.”
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the viral image is being shared with a false claim.