Fact-Check: PM Didn't Turn His Back On Lord Ganesha At Pune Temple
NDTV
PM Modi is seen standing with folded hands and his back to Lord Ganesha in the photo shared on social media, first by several BJP leaders including Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a temple visit in Pune is being used as ammunition by several opposition leaders against him. Modi ji, it is considered disrespectful to show our backs to our deities.Whom are you facing? Irony! pic.twitter.com/qcv8qIThkf इस तस्वीर के बारे में आपकी क्या राय है? pic.twitter.com/ENDNfigB19 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇..Just taken a snapshot from the Pooja and spreading it as if he was posing for pics.Shameful. https://t.co/aB0pZFEe7Bpic.twitter.com/1zScdoNb1p
PM Modi is seen standing with folded hands and his back to Lord Ganesha in the photo shared on social media, first by several BJP leaders including Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Members of the opposition, however, seized on the photo to accuse PM Modi of "turning his back on" the deity.
