A picture of veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is being shared on social media. The post claims that Manohar Joshi is celebrating Eid with his daughter and son-in-law Shahnawaj Hussain.
“हिन्दू ह्रदय सम्राट श्री मुरली मनोहर जोशी जी अपनी बेटी और दामाद शहनवाज हुसैन के साथ ईद मनाते हुए।
साथ में राजस्थान जी।” the caption read.



FACT CHECK
When NewsMobile fact-checked the post, we found the claim to be fake.
We reverse searched the image and found out that this picture is from 2018.
News Agency ANI uploaded a video on 16 June 2018, with the title, ” LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, MM Joshi attend Shahnawaz Hussain’s Eid party.”

ANI also tweeted the pictures from the same event on there official Twitter handle.

Senior BJP leader LK Advani, his daughter Pratibha Advani, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Murli Manohar Joshi and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar attend #Eid celebrations at BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain’s residence in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/55fyRGHaQV

— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2018

Moreover, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain is married to Renu Hussain. And Murli Manohar Joshi has two daughters- Nivedita Joshi, Priyamvada Joshi.
Also, on 5 June 2019, Shahnawaz Hussain posted pictures of Eid celebrations with LK Advani and Rajnath Singh and they can be seen wearing different clothes. 

आज ईद का पावन मौका खुशियों की ढ़ेरों सौगात देकर गया। अपने आवास पर आयोजित ईद मिलन समारोह में परिवार जैसी पार्टी से लेकर मीडिया के अभिन्न मित्रों, परिजनों समेत जिंदगी के अब तक के सफर में दिल की गहराईयों से जुड़े सभी लोगों का स्वागत करने का सौभाग्य मिला। @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/74CtOEgVQZ

— Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) June 5, 2019

The above information proves that the viral claim is FAKE.

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