Congress leaders, journalists use previous picture to unfold pretend information that BJP is insulting G20 summit delegates

As India is all ready to host the G20 Summit in New Delhi on ninth and 10 September, a number of Congress leaders and others within the left-liberal camp have been caught spreading pretend information in an try to wreck India’s relations with different nations. Several Congress leaders, together with Pawan Khera and Sashi Tharoor, claimed that hoardings have been put up forward of G20 summit which exhibits that PM Modi is ranked forward in reputation forward of a number of different world leaders.

The hoarding stated that it was put by BJP chief Vijay Goel. Pawan Khera tweeted, “Is this how we welcome our guests, @VijayGoelBJP ji?”

Is this how we welcome our visitors, @VijayGoelBJP ji? pic.twitter.com/heyURQY35a

— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) September 7, 2023

The hoarding has the picture of PM Modi together with the photographs of the heads of Mexico, Switzerland, Australia, Italy, Brazil and the USA, exhibiting the recognition of every chief. PM Modi’s picture is the biggest is dimension, as his reputation is highest with 78%.

Notably, Switzerland isn’t a member of G20. Pawan Khera later deleted the tweet.

Shashi Tharoor had additionally posted the picture on X with a tweet in Hindi claiming that the BJP was indulging in sycophancy as an alternative of the Indian philosophy of Atithi Devo Bhava. However, he later deleted the tweet.

Anti-BJP journalist Rohini Singh additionally made the identical declare, saying that full preparations are on for insulting the visitors. Same claims have been made by a number of different journalists and politicians.

From United Nation to Khan Market Whatsapp group, what a fall for @ShashiTharoor. pic.twitter.com/V5xILqH4uR

— Facts (@BefittingFacts) September 7, 2023

Even India Today additionally propagated the declare that the hoarding has been put up forward of the G20 Summit, thereby insulting the heads of states visiting Delhi to take part within the occasion. The media home revealed a report containing the claims of the Congress leaders, saying that BJP’s Delhi unit has put up hoardings within the metropolis forward of the G20 Summit, exhibiting cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different world readers primarily based on their reputation rankings.

However, all these claims are false, as a result of the hoarding has not been put up now forward of the G20 summit. The picture of the hoarding is previous, and it was put up by Vijay Goel after a Morning Consult survey had discovered that PM Modi is the most well-liked chief with 78% votes. A report from 6 April carries the Associated Press {photograph}, clearly exhibiting that the picture is a minimum of 5 months previous. A Navbharat Times report from twelfth April additionally carries a special picture of the identical hoarding.

Therefore, it’s clear that the hoarding was put up in April 2023, or possibly earlier than that, in response to the outcomes of the Morning Consult survey, and isn’t latest as claimed by Congress. The Congress celebration leaders unfold pretend information to assert that BJP was insulting the visiting dignitaries throughout the G20 Summit, which is totally false. The Congress celebration was aided by journalists and media homes like India Today to amplify the false declare.