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

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

Karti Chidambaram shares fake picture on PM Modi plogging

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

• The picture which shows the crew is a cropped photo from the site Tayscreen
• The beach found in the picture is West Sands beach at St Andrews in Scotland, a popular filming location
• The towers shown in the original picture do not resemble structures in the vicinity of Mahabalipuram

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Here are some of the angered reactions:

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PM Modi plogs in Mahabalipuram

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

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