Twitter Trolls BJP Min Over ‘Ghost’ Hand In Photo of PM’s Mother

Union Minister Vijay Sampada was trolled for sharing what appeared to be a photoshopped image of the PM’s mother.

BJP Minister Vijay Sampala’s attempted attack on Sonia and Rahul Gandhi backfired when users on Twitter expressed suspicion that the photo he had shared of PM Modi’s mother was photoshopped.

On 4 May, Sampala tweeted a picture from May 2014, of PM Modi’s mother Heeraben using an auto-rickshaw to commute, but it wasn’t long before Twitterati noticed a disembodied hand holding Heeraben’s arm.

Our Beloved PM Shri @narendramodi 's Mother is still travelling in Auto, While @RahulGandhi 's Mother is the World's 4th Wealthiest Politician!#NarendraModi pic.twitter.com/HsLuTBYUaI

— Vijay Sampla MoS (@vijay_sampla) May 4, 2018

And obviously, the floodgates opened.

“Photoshop Better Next Time”

Atleast use a better photoshop professional for ur next tweet! I mean seriously! 😂😂

— Arpit Bikram Das (@abdas452) May 5, 2018

Bhai, ye haath kiska hai? 🤔😂 pic.twitter.com/UCpklWzACm

— Punster® (@Pun_Starr) May 5, 2018

Somebody explain that magic hand . 😂😂#WeStandWithAMU pic.twitter.com/3prqt1ZZea

— Huzaifa Khan 🇮🇳 (@LeMeHindustani) May 6, 2018

Laagta hai aap ne Photoshop ka tution lena bhool gaye. 😂😂😂https://t.co/HKRMiTTyyX

— Nilim Dutta (@NilimDutta) May 6, 2018

Ghost? Godse? Or Nehru?

Photoshop, there is a Ghost in that picture who is holding her hand.

— Mohammad Shadab Rafi (@ShadabRafi25) May 6, 2018

"Hand of Godse?"🤔 pic.twitter.com/XzJo8M31O2

— Punster® (@Pun_Starr) May 5, 2018

BJP IT Cell and the Minister Forgot to Remove 'Nehru's" hand from the Photoshop😂

— SARJITHKUTAMPARABATH (@SARJITHKV) May 6, 2018

However it cannot be said for certain that the image of Heraban in question is indeed photoshopped. A study from Alt News, backed by various other pictures and videos, proves that Heraben did indeed take an auto to cast her vote in the May 2014 elections and that the abnormal placement of a hand over her arm might be a result of the angle in which the photograph was taken.

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