Morphed photos show PM Modi wearing a Muslim prayer cap

Hyderabad: A set of two photos reportedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a Muslim prayer cap is being widely shared on social media.

A Twitter user shared the photos with the caption, “Shinde was shocked..thought for a moment “did I shake hands with AIMIM?” (Archive)

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Fact Check

NewsMeter performed a reverse image search of the photos and found that the original photos do not show Mr. Modi wearing a prayer cap.

Photo 1

On 10 February, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tweeted several photos from the inauguration event of Aljamea-tus-Saifiya. One of the photos is identical to one of the viral photos but does not show Mr. Modi wearing the prayer cap.

Here’s a comparison of the viral photo and the original photo tweeted by Mr. Shinde.

Photo 2

Mr. Modi also tweeted photos from the event on 10 February. He wrote, “Delighted to join the programme to mark the inauguration of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah of the Bohra community.”

The other viral photo, which shows Mr. Modi wearing a Muslim prayer cap, is similar to one of the photos tweeted by the PM but the latter does not show him wearing the cap.

Here’s a comparison of the viral photo and the original photo tweeted by Mr. Modi.

It is evident that the two photos showing PM Modi in a Muslim prayer cap have been morphed. Hence, we conclude that the viral photos are misleading.