A picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is viral on Social media, where it has been claimed that the later attend a Bhoomi puja in Ayodhya in 1989,
Overview: As the days are nearing for the PM Narendra Modi Visiting the Shree Ram temple in Ayodhya, A picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is viral on Social media, where it has been claimed that the later attend a Bhoomi puja in Ayodhya in 1989, without any media limelight.
Viral News Claim: Below is a few of the images being shared on Social media.
This is the picture of the land worship which has been done on November 9, 1989, neither was there any hypocrisy nor a farce.
ये तस्वीर है उस भूमि पूजन की जो 9 नवम्बर 1989 को हो चुका
These are the pictures of the August that has been done on November 9, 1989
This is the ekadashi of the shukla paksha of kartik month, which we call devuthani ekadashi.
The Congress government also took care of the date at that time.
The trees of then were not creeps like today. They thought of everything.
Sorry government, you only pretend to Hindutva, you don't have a pinch of knowledge of Sanatan Vedic religion and its tradition.
Fact-check: We found that the viral image is not from any Bhoomi Pujan by the former PM. The picture of Rahul Gandhi’s father Rajiv Gandhi was taken in Russia when he was given a copy of Bhagavad Gita in the Russian language from Soviet Hare Krishnas of ISKCON in New Delhi in 1989.
As per Wikimedia, File: Rajiv Gandhi Meeting Russian Hare Krishna devotees in New Delhi 1989.jpg
As per hindustantimes article, Rajiv Gandhi government allowed us to lay the foundation stone of the Ram temple adjacent to the disputed site on November 9, 1989, however, Gandhi had stayed away from the foundation laying ceremony in Ayodhya ahead of 1989 Lok Sabha elections
Verdict: The image is of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi meeting Russian Hare Krishna in New Delhi in 1989 and not attending and not attending Bhoomi Puja.
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