Fact Check: 2020 Image Of CEC Rajiv Kumar With FM Nirmala Sitharaman Shared As Recent

The Verdict The image is from February 2020, when Rajiv Kumar was the finance secretary, not the chief election commissioner. An image of Indian Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar posing with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is holding a red-colored folder alongside other officials, has gone viral online. Kumar served as the finance secretary from July 2019 to August 2020, during which the Union Budget 2020-2021 was presented on February 1, 2020, and was appointed election commissioner on August 21, 2020. #Budget2025 #UnionBudget2025 #UnionBudget #BudgetWithDDNews… pic.twitter.com/As3llXb3sU — DD News February 1, 2025 The verdict An old image of then Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar posing with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before the Union Budget 2020-21 presentation has been shared with the false claim that Kumar met Sitharaman in his capacity as the chief election commissioner.