New Delhi: Embarrassed over a fake photo it tweeted, the state-run Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday was forced to delete the tweet – a photoshopped image showing PM Narendra Modi making an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai – when a twitterati questioned its logic after spotting the blunder.
The photoshopped image showed PM Modi looking through a circular window of a chopper at rooftops and submerged streets with remarkable clarity. However, the image stood in stark contrast with another photo PIB had twitted of the PM, which showed him looking at a hazy exterior of the submerged parts of the city.
After the goof-up caught the attention of the twitteratis, PIB deleted the tweet but offered no explanation. The photos have since gone viral on social media.
On Thursday, PM Modi announced a relief package of Rs1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu after touring the flood-affected areas of the state.
Reactions from the Twitteratis:
C’mon, @PIB_India. Stay away from Photoshop. pic.twitter.com/VpxHtj7mHG
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) December 3, 2015
Amazing. It's not as if the PM didn't go visit Chennai so why the heck resort to Photoshopping images!!! https://t.co/MEt6ol8O59
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 3, 2015
1. Original pic 2. Photoshopped pic tweeted by @PIB_India ! (Now deleted) pic.twitter.com/a2t5TGgEVK
— कोमल :) (@Komal_Indian) December 3, 2015
Photoshopped images of modi ji’s achievements are common. But on #ChennaiFloods? Govt Official handle tweeting it.? pic.twitter.com/jq39K50v3p
— Jairaj P (@jairajp) December 3, 2015
