The turnout at Lalu Prasad Yadav's ‘BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao' rally in Patna on Sunday may not have been as massive as it appeared in an allegedly altered image posted by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo via his verified Twitter handle.
Lalu made grand claims on Twitter, putting forth a challenge to “Come & Count as much as u can in Gandhi Maidan, Patna” [sic].
No "Face" will stand in front of Lalu's "Base". Come & Count as much as u can in Gandhi Maidan, Patna #DeshBachao pic.twitter.com/sXoAcpwNKw
August 27, 2017Also Read: ‘BJP Bhagao' Rally Live | Bihar Will Take Fight Across India: Lalu
About an hour later, ANI posted images allegedly from the Opposition rally in Patna, claiming that the “crowd sizes” were “different” than in the photograph posted by Lalu and the ones shared by the news agency.
RJD's Patna rally: Picture taken from same point where Lalu Prasad Yadav's purported picture was taken; crowd sizes are different. pic.twitter.com/3QuEsBlQua
August 27, 2017Twitter users were quick to call out the discrepancies in the tweeted photo.
This is just bad photoshop. #DeshBachao pic.twitter.com/TYqbXjDY6C
August 27, 2017यहां भी घोटाला कर दिया फोटोशॉप से pic.twitter.com/ieUUD9nW5l
August 27, 2017Are baba g, photo shop wala Nahi hai re. Tera wala morning wala hai re. Ye wala current wala hai re bawa g
August 27, 2017Some users pointed out the tell-tale missing trees in the supposedly altered image:
@laluprasadrjd @tehseenp !
August 27, 2017
Use this image,i have photoshopped it much better then wht laloo ji is having👇#Biharpolitcs pic.twitter.com/CJFAmejrkSLolwa ka photo ghotala 😂😂😂
August 27, 2017Of course, there was no shortage of instant memes and jokes.
#DeshBachao
August 27, 2017
ghatiya #photoshop se 😂
I support #BahubaliTejashwi
Trust me, I am a Liar 😎 pic.twitter.com/SKod9EkKLbYe tasweer asli hai dekhiye pic.twitter.com/nP9UfjkhtU
August 27, 2017That's correct pic, Just now Nasa Spacecraft clicked the pic, Even aliens are coming to see how a 9th pass is making fool to Bihar public pic.twitter.com/FAJigqBGXt
August 27, 2017this is real & accurate depiction of people at Maha Rally and by now people will be pouring from skies above, after all it's #DeshBachao;
August 27, 2017
😂😂Users were torn between congratulating RJD's IT team for a job well done, and telling Lalu to hire a better photoshopper.
ई का, गजब एडिटिंग किये हैं।
August 27, 2017
धत्त तोरी के!
Super editing team, RJD IT team worked hard.. pic.twitter.com/qWvPodx8kaYou should hire a good photoshop editor . 🤣🤣
August 27, 2017Kam se kam photoshop to kisi padhe likhe se karwalete Lalu ji, aapke aas pass sab aapke Beto jaise hi anpadh hai kya pic.twitter.com/vJA8glBWsd
August 27, 2017No one is safe from Twitter's hawkish eyes.
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