Image of Rahul Gandhi with a glass of alcohol and chicken is photoshopped

Claim

Tapasvi is engrossed in penance

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Explanation

Rahul Gandhi on 8, January 2023 in a press conference stated that his focus is on tapasya and had become a tapasvi himself. In this context, an image of Rahul Gandhi with a glass of alcohol, chicken, and nut plates is being circulated on Twitter mocking him that the tapasvi is engrossed in penance. Similar posts can be seen here, here, and here. The same image can also be seen in the comment section of a tweet of Rahul Gandhi’s image by the Congress Twitter account with the caption ‘tapasvi’.

What is the truth?

When reverse-searching the image, the Times Now article is found carrying the original version of the viral image as its thumbnail. But when checking the article, the image was not included in it. The article dated 9, January 2023 is titled ‘Nuts, makhanas, seeds: Decoding Rahul Gandhi’s nutritious diet during his 3,500km walk across the country’.

With further search, the original image is found on a 7, January 2023 dated tweet by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta where he mentioned his unplanned meeting with Rahul Gandhi while he was having breakfast in a dhaba near Karnal.

The original image reveals that Rahul Gandhi was sitting with a glass of tea and plates of nuts, makhanas, and seeds as mentioned in the above-said Times Now article. The viral image is photoshopped by replacing tea with alcohol glass and nuts with chicken.

Earlier, Amit Malviya shared a clipped video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech where he said he is a tapasvi himself, with a misleading claim. Youturn fact-checked the claim and published an article on it.

Read More: Did Rahul Gandhi say this country is not for priests?

Conclusion

The photo of Rahul Gandhi with a glass of tea and plates of nuts, makhanas, and seeds is photoshopped by replacing tea with a glass of alcohol and nuts with chicken. This photoshopped image is circulated to mock Rahul Gandhi in the context that he mentioned himself as a tapasvi but is consuming alcohol and chicken.

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