Fact Check: Viral Jawaharlal Nehru Photo Is Not From 1954 Kumbh Mela
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Fact Check: Viral Jawaharlal Nehru Photo Is Not From 1954 Kumbh Mela

ABP News  

The Verdict The image shows Jawaharlal Nehru immersing his mother's ashes in Prayagraj in 1938. Multiple users on X have shared a photo of former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to claim that it shows him taking a dip in the Ganges at the Mahakumbh Mela, a Hindu religious pilgrimage, in Prayagraj, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Alluding to a recent statement made by the Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, where he criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for going to the Kumbh Mela and asking if a dip in the river will eradicate poverty, users took a swipe at the party and wrote, "Jawaharlal Nehru ending poverty by taking a dip in Ganga in Prayagraj in 1954. " The verdict This image is not from 1954 and does not show Jawaharlal Nehru taking a dip in the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela.

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Fact-check: Was the photo shared by Vinod Kapri that of Nehru after taking holy dip in Kumbh 1954
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Fact-check: Was the photo shared by Vinod Kapri that of Nehru after taking holy dip in Kumbh 1954

Op India  

This year’s Kumbh Mela which is taking place at Prayagraj is special not only because of the unprecedented enormity of preparations but also because Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has reviewed the preparations of the largest religious congregation. Responding to his tweet, a Twitter user posted the same photo from Congress leader A. Gopanna’s biography of Nehru – Jawaharlal Nehru: …

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