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      Rajiv Gandhi Pic With Hare Krishna Devotees Peddled As 1989 Bhoomi Pujan

      BOOM found that viral picture shows Rajiv Gandhi being presented a copy of Bhagwad Gita by Russian Hare Krishna devotees in Delhi.

      By - Sumit Usha |
      Published -  27 July 2020 8:38 PM IST
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      Rajiv Gandhi Pic With Hare Krishna Devotees Peddled As 1989 Bhoomi Pujan

      A picture of the late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi flanked by a group of Krishna devotees, is going around with claims falsely linking it to the 1989 foundation stone laying ceremony in Ayodhya that was carried out adjacent to the then disputed Ram Mandir site.

      BOOM found out that the viral photo was from 1989 when Gandhi had met with a group of Russian Hare Krishna devotees in New Delhi.

      Also read 6-Year Old 3D Animation Video Peddled As Ram Mandir Blueprint

      The photograph is viral in the backdrop of the upcoming foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on August 5. According to news reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the temple, and the attendance at the ceremony will be limited to 200 people keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic.

      The viral post shares a black and white picture which shows the former prime minister flanked by a group of people. He can be seen holding something in his hands.

      A Hindi caption with the post (archive) reads 'This image is of the foundation laying ceremony that had taken place on November 9, 1989 without any pomp and show or hypocrisy'.

      (Hindi: ये तस्वीर है उस भूमि पूजन की जो 9 नवम्बर 1989 को हो चुका है ना कोई ढोंग था ना तामझाम था।)

      The same photo has been shared on several Facebook pages (archive) with similar caption.

      Also read Claims Of Ayodhya Being Painted Saffron Ahead Of August 5 Are False

      Fact Check

      BOOM did a reverse image search and found several news reports as well as Wikimedia page carrying the same photo.


      The caption with the image on the Wikimedia page reads 'Rajiv Gandhi meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees in New Delhi'.

      ISKCON Russia holds the copyright of the image.


      BOOM found the same photo on the webpage Factsanddetails.com with the same caption as above.

      We also found the same picture tweeted from Congress' official Twitter handle on March 9, 20017.

      The tweet reads 'Rajiv Gandhi meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees, 1989'.

      Rajiv Gandhi meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees, 1989 pic.twitter.com/AlYtYONfu3

      — Congress (@INCIndia) March 9, 2017

      The same claim was earlier debunked by India Today.

      BOOM also came across several news reports that mentioned about the laying of a foundation stone adjacent to the then disputed Ram Temple site.

      The Rajiv Gandhi government in 1989 had allowed Shilanyas (foundation stone laying ceremony) at Ayodhya on November 9. It was on this day after 30 years that the Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in 2019, paving way for the construction of the temple in Ayodhya.

      However, the former prime minister was not present in Ayodhya at the time of the Shilanyas. Read about it here.


      Also read Photos Of ISKCON Temple Viral As Proposed Ram Temple In Ayodhya


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      ayodhya ram mandirBhumi PujanAyodhya Ram MandirRam Temple Foundation StoneFake NewsFact CheckFACT-CHECKRajiv GandhiIndian National Congress (INC)
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      Claim :   Photo shows Rajiv Gandhi at the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple in 1989
      Claimed By :  Facebook pages
      Fact Check :  False
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