“Jauhar! Namaskar”, began her first tweet after Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President President of India On July 25, 2022. Murmu, the first tribal, the second woman and the youngest person ever to become the country’s first citizen, said on Twitter that trust and support would be the biggest strength in carrying out their responsibilities.
While the President used the microblogging site to address the nation, some netizens were busy sharing a picture of Murmu with his predecessor Ram Nath Kovind on the platform, along with an unusual claim. He claimed that the two participated in a “Vedic ritual” before leaving for the official formalities of the transfer of power.
“The emotions and feelings of these moments involving the transfer of power make history. Political formalities may wait for the acquisition of a new president. But Vedic rituals are being given priority,” A. user wrote Sharing a picture of Kovind and Murmu purportedly participating in a ritual at a temple.
Similar claims have been archived Here And Here,
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found that the claim was misleading. This picture was taken in Jharkhand’s Deoghar in 2020, when Kovind was on an official visit. Draupadi Murmu was the then Governor of Jharkhand.
AFWA investigation
We could not find any news reports about Kovind attending the ceremony of Murmu taking over. So, we did a reverse search of the photo on Google.
This gave us some news about Kovind offering prayers at Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand since February 2020.
A Hindi article on ‘lensinews.com‘ used a similar picture In its report published on February 29, 2020.
Another Hindi news portal named ‘prabhatkhabar.com‘ had used the now going viral picture with his article of the same date. English translation of ‘President Ram Nath Kovind worshiped Baba Vaidyanath at Deoghar’ read the title of the story, The report also confirmed the presence of Governor Murmu in the temple.
was included in the same image a ‘Bhaskar’ report In which Kovind’s visit to Jharkhand was included.
Ram Nath Kovind went to Jharkhand on a two-day visit on February 29 and March 1. Peru reportsHis destinations included Ranchi, Deoghar and Gumla.
A keyword search also revealed that the Deoghar district administration had tweeted a video of the incident during which the picture in question was taken from his house. verified handle on 29 February.
@rashtrapatibhvn @JharkhandCMO @NancySahai89 pic.twitter.com/NF0xURptzB
— DC Deoghar (@DCDeoghar) February 29, 2020
official handle of Indian President A picture of Kovind was tweeted from the temple in which he was seen wearing the same outfit as the viral photo.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) February 29, 2020
Hence, it is clear that a two-year-old photograph of Ram Nath Kovind and Draupadi Murmu attending a ritual at a temple in Jharkhand is being shared with a false claim.
(with inputs from Sanjana Saxena in New Delhi)
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ClaimOutgoing Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his successor Draupadi Murmu took part in a Vedic ritual before the official acquisition ceremony.conclusionThis picture was taken when Kovind visited the temple town of Deoghar in Jharkhand in 2020. Murmu, who was the then governor of the state, was also present.
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