Karti Chidambaram 'photo-op' claim on PM Modi's plogging smashed

While world praised PM Modi for walking talk by plogging at Mahabalipuram beach on Saturday, Congress' Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram took to Twitter to taunt Prime Minister, claiming it was a 'std photo-op'. He shared a collection of three photos featuring PM Modi plogging and a crew allegedly shooting PM Modi doing same. Curiously, photo crew seen shooting PM is entirely comprised of foreign nationals. Karti captioned tweet 'Jai Shree Ram!'

Karti Chidambaram shares fake picture on PM Modi plogging

RE | PM Modi les from front with 30-minute morning beach plogging

Netizens have been quick to point out std photo. Here's what bust Karti's photo alleging PM Modi's photo-op:

• picture which shows crew is a cropped photo from site Tayscreen
• beach found in picture is West Sands beach at St Andrews in Scotland, a popular filming location
• towers shown in original picture do t resemble structures in vicinity of Mahabalipuram

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Here are some of angered reactions:

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PM Modi plogs in Mahabalipuram

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning, cleaned Mamallapuram beach in Tamil Nu, in a show of his commitment towards cleanliness and fitness. This act by Prime Minister was done on sidelines of his second informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Modi h declared a mass movement against use of single-use plastic. Taking commitment furr, PM Modi was plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram for 30 minutes on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister shared a video of plogging along beach.

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