The state election in Chhattisgarh is going to be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. The results will be announced on December 3. All the parties are actively campaigning for this election. Meantime, an image of former chief minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh applying tilak on a photo frame carrying the Enforcement Directorate (ED) logo has gone viral on social media claiming this image to be a recent one.
A Facebook user shared this image and wrote: “कमीशनखोर रमन सिंह ने भी #दशहरा पर अपने हथियार का पूजन किया.” [English translation: Commission agent Raman Singh worshipped his weapon on #Dussehra.]
This Facebook post can be seen here.
It is being widely shared on Facebook and X with a similar claim.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FAKE.
With Reverse Image Search, the NM team traced similar visuals in a tweet shared by the official handle of Raman Singh, dated October 25. While replying to INC Chhattisgarh’s tweet, Raman called the viral claim fake. On observing the image carefully, we found Raman Singh applying tilak on the picture of Lord Narayan.
While criticising Congress party, he wrote: “Ravana was seeing humans in Narayan and the corrupt are seeing in Narayan, which is going to be the reason for their downfall. It is good that you are accepting the truth at the last moment, now sit in solitude for the next five years and reflect on your corruption.”
रावण को नारायण में मनुष्य दिखाई दे रहे थे और भ्रष्टाचारियों को नारायण में वही दिखाई दे रहा है जो उनके पतन का कारण बनने जा रहा है।
चलो अच्छा है अंतिम समय में सत्य को स्वीकार कर रहे हो, अब अगले 5 वर्ष एकांत में बैठकर अपने भ्रष्टाचार पर चिंतन भी करना। https://t.co/MCS00Fwdzj pic.twitter.com/2xq941ohHD
— Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) October 25, 2023
Searching further, we also found the viral image in a tweet shared by Raman Singh, dated October 24, 2023, with a description: “Today, I participated in the programme organised at Udayachal Charitable Eye Hospital, Rajnandgaon, and addressed the people of that area. There was a detailed discussion on the work of Udayachal Charitable Eye Hospital dedicated to the service of Rajnandgaon residents.”
आज उदयाचल धर्मार्थ नेत्र चिकित्सालय, राजनांदगाँव में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में शामिल होकर क्षेत्रवासियों को संबोधित किया।
राजनांदगाँववसियों की सेवा में समर्पित उदयाचल धर्मार्थ नेत्र चिकित्सालय के कार्यों पर विस्तृत चर्चा हुई। pic.twitter.com/iJB8jjssYy
— Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) October 24, 2023
We then compared the viral image with the original image. Below one can see the difference.
Thus, we can conclusively say that the viral image is edited.
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