Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is trending on Twitter for what can be called a ‘tweet blunder’.
Tharoor tweeted a picture with a caption that read: ‘Nehru & India Gandhi in the US in 1954. Look at the hugely enthusiastic spontaneous turnout of the American public, without any special PR campaign, NRI crowd management or hyped-up media publicity.’
Nehru & India Gandhi in the US in 1954. Look at the hugely enthusiastic spontaneous turnout of the American public, without any special PR campaign, NRI crowd management or hyped-up media publicity. pic.twitter.com/aLovXvCyRz
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 23, 2019
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above picture and found the claim attached to it to be FAKE.
On further processing, we ran a Reverse Image Search and found;
- The picture is not from US, it’s from Moscow (then USSR, now Russia).
- The picture is not of 1954, it’s of 1956.
- The Congress leader also mistyped Indira Gandhi’s name as ‘India Gandhi’ in his tweet.
1956 :: Mammoth Crowd to Welcome PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi In Russia (U.S.S.R) pic.twitter.com/3YgAqjLzqx
— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) January 3, 2019
Later, Tharoor clarified in his tweet, ”I am told this picture (forwarded to me) probably is from a visit to the USSR and not the US. Even if so, it still doesn’t alter the message: the fact is that former PMs also enjoyed popularity abroad. When @narendramodi is honoured, @PMOIndia is honoured; respect is for India.”
I am told this picture (forwarded to me) probably is from a visit to the USSR and not the US. Even if so, it still doesn't alter the message: the fact is that former PMs also enjoyed popularity abroad. When @narendramodi is honoured, @PMOIndia is honoured; respect is for India. https://t.co/9KQMcR0zTD
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 23, 2019
This proves that the claim in the viral post is FAKE.
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