Claim: A picture of AIMIM candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency Asaduddin Owaisi is being widely circulated on social media with a claim that the leader paid a visit to a temple as part of election campaign. In the picture Owaisi was seen wearing a garland and a priest was standing beside him. The picture was posted along with the claim that the leader was in a temple and all of this is because of the BJP. This claim is misleading.
Finding: After thorough investigation, we had reached to a conclusion that the photo of Owaisi with the said claim is misleading, and the picture was taken on May 2 at Hyderabad’s Malakpet when a priest felicitated him.
Investigation: A reverse image search was done on the viral image and we found that the image was taken during a door-to-door campaign held by Asaduddin Owaisi.
The photos were taken on May 2, 2024 at Malakpet’s Moosarambagh in the constituency. The photos were also posted on the official X handle of AIMIM.
There was also video coverage of Owaisi’s electioneering from May 2, The Print also uploaded the campaign video on their YouTube channel, where a priest was seen felicitation the MP candidate with a garland and an orange shawl.
A local news channel, R TV and newspaper Siasat also reported the story.
With the above said sources we can confirm that the photo was shot on the streets during the election campaign and not in a temple.
Disclaimer: This story was published first on Logically First, republished after translation by Deccan Chronicle as part of Shakti collective.
