Misleading Screengrab Claims Amit Shah Disrespected President Kovind

A screengrab showing union home minister Amit Shah walking along with president Ram Nath Kovind in Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave is viral with misleading claims that the former disrespected the president of India by walking on the red carpet, while he walked on bare ground.

Netizens have misleadingly linked the narrative viral with the screengrab to the renaming of the Motera stadium to Narendra Modi stadium. Ram Nath Kovind was on a two-day visit to Gujarat to inaugurate the cricket stadium renamed after prime minister Narendra Modi on February 24. Kovind also performed 'bhumi pujan' of the Sardar Patel Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave; Narendra Modi stadium is part of the sports enclave.

The ceremony was attended by Union home minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.

The caption on Facebook takes a dig at the 'disrespect' shown by the Bharatiya Janata Party, to the head of state of India. It reads, "Ahmedabad: Modi government accorded respect to Sardar Patel by naming a stadium after Narendra Modi. The same day home minister Amit Shah showed his respect towards president Kovind when he walked the red carpet and made the president walk off the carpet..only BJP can shower so much respect."