CLAIMA photo from a meeting between PM
Narendra Modi and Maharashtra CM
Uddhav Thackeray is being shared to claim that
Shiv Sena MP
Sanjay Raut was made to serve tea during the occasion.
In this image, one can see Raut, sitting on a floor and preparing tea on a table as Modi and Thackeray hold conversation in the background.
TRUTHThe image is digitally manipulated. In the original image, Raut is nowhere to be seen. There is an empty table in between with nobody making tea.
VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGYUsing the simple reverse-image search tool on Google, we found the original image carried by Times of India in a post titled ‘Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi, discusses Maratha quota issue, GST compensation’, published on June 8, 2021.
The original photo is captioned as ‘Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, and cabinet minister Ashok Chavan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.’ Raut is nowhere in it.
It appears that the image was photoshopped and Raut was digitally placed in the middle to make it look like he is making tea.
We also found the original image of Raut which was used to superimpose on the original photo of Modi and Thackeray. Hindi news website
Loksatta carried it on March 26, 2020. It shows Raut playing harmonium.
VERDICTTimes Fact Check has found that a digitally-manipulated version of a photo clicked during a meeting between Modi and Thackeray is being circulated to claim that Raut served tea during the occasion.