A video that shows a man walking on his hands at Kedarnath temple has been shared, claiming to be of 26-year-old Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Verified accounts on twitter, including B C Patil (“@bcpatilkourava“) tweeted “Dear Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, when he was 26 years old, how he circumambulated Kedarnath, you all have a look.” on Jan 6,2024.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The video shows Santosh Trivedi, a priest at the Kedarnath Temple, circumambulating the shrine on his hands in 2021. The video has nothing to do with the Prime Minister.
We visited etvbharat, which published an article on this incident on June 21, 2021 with the headline “Priest Circumambulates The Kedarnath Temple By Walking On His Hands”. It clarifies the fact and gives a clear idea that it was not Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the video.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a man walking on his hands at Kedarnath temple has been shared, claiming to be of 26-year-old Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The fact is that the video is of Kedarnath temple priest Santosh Trivedi, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/0nSKUdnjvO
Intent:
Politicians circulate Kedarnath temple priest videos as PM Narendra Modi without verifying the claims as clickbait. According to a shared video, 26-year-old Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be seen walking on his hands at the Kedarnath temple. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the priest in the video, Santosh Trivedi, circumambulated the shrine at Kedarnath Temple on his hands in 2021. The Prime Minister is unrelated to the video.
Conclusion:
Claim : Some have circulated a video purporting to show 26-year-old Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking on his hands at the Kedarnath temple.
Fact : The priest at Kedarnath Temple, Santosh Trivedi, is shown in the video circumambulating the shrine on his hands in 2021. There is no connection between the Prime Minister and the video.
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