An image purportedly showing BJP National President Nitin Nabin holding the national flag upside down during a Tiranga Yatra is going viral on social media. Social media users are sharing the image, claiming that Nabin hoisted the tricolour upside down and thereby disrespected the national flag.
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NewsMobile verified the claim and found that it is misleading.
The NM team initiated its verification by conducting a reverse image search using the viral image. During the search, we found the original image on the official X account of the Bharatiya Janata Party, @BJP4India, shared on August 13, 2026. We also checked the official X account of BJP National President Nitin Nabin, @NitinNabin, where we found a related video posted on the same day.
The original image shared by @BJP4India shows Nitin Nabin hoisting the tricolour during the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. In the original photograph, the national flag is clearly in the correct orientation.
हर घर तिरंगा, घर घर तिरंगा।
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के आह्वान पर ‘हर घर तिरंगा’ अभियान के अंतर्गत आज अपने आवास पर तिरंगा फहराकर राष्ट्र के प्रति हमारे साझा संकल्प और स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के अमर बलिदानियों का स्मरण किया।
आइए, अपने-अपने घरों पर तिरंगा फहराएं और… pic.twitter.com/blu1AxzaXw
— Nitin Nabin (@NitinNabin) August 13, 2026
According to the post, BJP National President Nitin Naveen had hoisted the tricolour on the roof of his residence as part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and taken a selfie with the national flag. The original image clearly shows the tricolor being held and hoisted in the correct orientation.
A comparison of the viral image with the original photograph and the video shows that the viral image has been digitally edited to make the national flag appear upside down.
Hence, it is evident that the viral image claiming that Nitin Naveen hoisted the tricolour upside down and disrespected the national flag is false. The viral photograph is an edited version of the original image.
