Spot The Mahatma! Why This Photo From Unveiling Of Gandhi Statue In Lakshadweep Is Going Viral
The photo, from Lakshadweep, for an event to unveil a statue of the Mahatma that will be attended by Defence Minister has the photos of Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel on it, and conspicuously missing is an image of Gandhi himself.
As the entire nation pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, a photo from a tribute event is going viral on social media, for all the wrong reasons.
The photo of a welcome gate from Lakshadweep, for an event to unveil a statue of the Mahatma that will be attended by Defence Minister has the photos of Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel on it, and conspicuously missing is an image of Gandhi himself.
Where is Mahatma Gandhi? pic.twitter.com/gJsomIvf45
¡ª Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) October 2, 2021
This is how many on Twitter reacted to the photo.
Where is Gandhi ji photo in Lokarpan Ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Ji Statue.
¡ª Kuljit Nagra (@kuljitnagra1) October 2, 2021
Lokks like Election Campaign.. pic.twitter.com/7cFjKBwPa8
It is the lokarpan ceremony of mahatma gandhi statue but no mahatma gandhi photo in it.
¡ª Dravidian (@Dravidian1967) October 1, 2021
Courtesy:- @Ingrid_Bergman1 @RagaTimes @reji_peter @HarrisD63432503 @hsgmla @NSUITamilNadu @anuragteddy pic.twitter.com/ICzoc3bowQ
Very soon, history will be changed and Modi will become new MAHATMA of India
¡ª Pradeep Sethi (@MrPradeepSethi) October 2, 2021
Earlier, on Friday, the Lakshadweep administration said in a statement that Defence minister Rajnath Singh will unveil a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Kavaratti island which will be the first-ever statue to be unveiled in the islands to commemorate the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India¡¯s independence.
Heading to Kavaratti in Lakshadweep to unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. This is going to be the first statue of Pujya Bapu on this Island.
¡ª Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 2, 2021
It is a historic milestone for Lakshadweep. The precursor to the Gandhi Jayanti celebration started with education fests and sports competitions that began in all the islands on Sept 26, said district collector S Asker Ali in the statement.
The celebration will culminate with the ¡®Lokarpan Ceremony¡¯ of the statue, followed by a gathering for which Singh will be the chief guest.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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