Did PM Modi congratulate Bangladesh Chief Mohammad Yunus for atrocities on Hindus? The truth of the viral claim is something else

New Delhi: A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the head of the interim government in Bangladesh, Mohammad Yunus, is being shared widely on social media. Users claim that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has honored Bangladesh Chief Mohammad Yunus by thanking him/her for Hindu oppression. PTI Fact Check Desk investigated and proved the viral claim to be fake. Investigation revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had honored Mohammad Yunus in a program of the Indian Science Congress in 2015.

What is the claim on social media?
While sharing the viral picture on the social media platform ‘X’ on November 20, 2024, a user wrote that Indian Pradhan Maulana is thanking and honoring Bangladeshi Pradhan Maulana Mohammad Yunus on Hindu oppression. (Words are written as it is) Link of the post See archive link and screenshot here.

The truth turned out to be something else during investigation
To verify the claim, the desk first did a reverse image search of the picture. Where we found a video of a program of the Indian Science Congress of 2015 on Prime Minister Modi’s official YouTube. In the video, Prime Minister Modi is seen honoring Mohammad Yunus, the head of the interim government in Bangladesh. of video Link See more screen shots here.

Upon further investigation, we found a photo story on India Today website, in which Prime Minister Modi can be seen honoring Mohammad Yunus. India Today captioned the photo in English saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus during the 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at Mumbai University on Saturday. See the link and screen shot of the news here. Our investigation revealed that Prime Minister Modi had invited him/her to an event of the Indian Science Congress in 2015. users Social media users are distorting the facts and sharing old photographs with misleading claims as recent ones.

conclusion
PTI Fact Check Desk investigated and found the viral post to be misleading. Our investigation revealed that Prime Minister Modi had invited him/her to an event of the Indian Science Congress in 2015. While tampering with the facts, social media users are sharing old photographs with misleading claims and presenting them as recent.

(This story was originally published PTI NewsAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)