Fact Check: No, Kejriwal didn’t have alcohol and meat with Mann, morphed photo of Delhi Punjab CMs goes viral

An image of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has gone viral on social media where he can be seen having alcohol and meat with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. The India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found the viral image to be digitally altered.

With the Gujarat assembly polls scheduled for later this year, the Aam Aadmi Party has already started its campaign in the state. Amid this, an image of the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone viral where he can be seen having alcohol and meat with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

In that viral image, three plates of food that looked like red meat were seen placed in front of the two leaders. There were also two glasses of golden liquid (presumably alcohol). A small bottle of country liquor was seen in front of Mann.

Kejriwal could be seen eating, Mann was seen holding a glass, looking at the third person present in the photograph. Many who shared the photo claimed, “The muffler gang was caught red-handed while enjoying a drink.”

The India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) found the viral image was digitally altered. The original one was taken a few months ago in Punjab. Meat and alcohol were digitally added to the photo later.

We ran a reverse search of the photo and it took us to a Times of India report published on November 22, 2021, which carried the same image as the viral one. In this photo, however, there was no sign of either of the glasses of alcohol or of the country liquor bottle. Nor was the meat present in this photo.