Lighthouse Journalism came across a picture being widely shared on social media platforms. In the picture Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen bowing down before Nita Ambani, a philanthropist and businesswoman, wife of Mukesh Ambani. Apparently, Narendra Modi attended Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. During the investigation we found the viral image to be edited. Nita Ambani is not a part of the picture.
Claim:
X user Thakur Kuldeep Singh shared the image on his profile.
Check the archive version of the post here.
Other users too are sharing the same image.
Investigation:
We started the investigation by running a reverse image search on the image.
We found the original image uploaded on a Gujarati website along with an article. The picture of the woman on this website was not of Nita Ambani.
The report mentioned that the woman seen in the picture along with PM Narendra Modi is Deepika Mondal. The picture was said to be from 2015.
The report mentioned: Deepika Mondal is the Chief Functional Officer of Delhi-based NGO ‘Divya Jyoti Cultural Organization and Welfare Society’. The NGO in which Deepika Mondal works promotes Indian Art and Culture and not only this NGO also provides vocational training to work on Art and Culture Education and Literacy Tribal Affairs.
We also found a report about this picture on an article on oneindia.com.
The report mentioned that Deepika Mondal has pictures with several celebrities.
The edited picture was also widely shared in the year 2021.
Conclusion: Viral image of PM Narendra Modi bowing down in front of Nita Ambani is edited. Original picture features Deepika Mondal, a noted social worker. Viral claims are false.
