Fact Check: Edited photo falsely claims to show Owaisi's BJP connection
A photo of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi seated beside RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while the latter greets Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs
By Misha Rajani Published on 19 Jan 2022 4:35 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A photo of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi seated beside RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat while the latter greets Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs and culture Arjun Ram Meghwal (a BJP member) is going viral on social media. Netizens claim that the photo shows Mr. Owaisi's association with the BJP.
A reverse image search led us to the original photo that shows former UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav seated beside Mohan Bhagwat and not Mr. Owaisi. The original picture was taken when Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mohan Bhagwat met at the wedding reception of Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu's granddaughter in Delhi in December 2021. Mohan Bhagwat was greeting Arjun Ram Meghwal during the event.
It was also tweeted by Arjun Ram Meghwal who can be seen in the photo.
राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के परम पूज्य सरसंघचालक मा. @DrMohanBhagwat जी से आज जन्मदिवस के अवसर पर आत्मीय भेंट करके आशीर्वाद लिया।आपका स्नेह, सहयोग, मार्गदर्शन, सदैव कर्तव्य पथ पर चलते हुए माँ भारती की निरंतर सेवा करने की प्रेरणा देता है। pic.twitter.com/Df01oETcKM