Modi at flood scene Chennai doctored photo.

[gslv mk3]

Those 30 helicopters that you lost in the last 5 years only got clearance to flew when somebody somewhere had said the same "that doesn't look like a problem to me".

All those choppers crashed due to technical problems ? Wow...

 

[graphican]

All those choppers crashed due to technical problems ? Wow...

So you want to take credit for the quality of training as well? I am delighted to find you are taking your nose drops off one cheek and want to put on the other. Good!

 

[jaunty]

TBF to Modi he himself tweeted the original picture.

https://twitter.com/x/status/672395064862085121

 

[gslv mk3]

So you want to take credit for the quality of training as well? I am delighted to find you are taking your nose drops off one cheek and want to put on the other.

IAF (and IA ) choppers operates in extreme weather conditions.Grow a brain.

 

[Abingdonboy]

A doctored photo released by the Indian government showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi surveying severe flooding from a helicopter has been deleted, and his office promised remedial action after criticism on social media.

Modi travelled to Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai on Thursday to get a first-hand view of the disaster, after the strongest rains in a century killed more than 280 people over a month and displaced thousands of residents.

The government's Press Information Bureau published a photo on its website that showed Modi looking through the round window of a helicopter, through which a clear view of waterlogged buildings was visible. It was later taken down.

A similar photograph, but with a blurred view through the window, was posted on Modi's personal Twitter feed (@narendramodi). Commentators on social media accused the PIB of digitally manipulating its version of the picture.

The prime minister's office was shocked to see facts being distorted, said a senior official who declined to be named, adding that officials from the press office have been summoned to reinforce rules and regulations.

"We will not allow anyone to falsify the facts," another official in Modi's office said on Friday. "The prime minister will not tolerate this."

The head of the PIB declined to comment.

Reuters had published the PIB's photograph with the sharper window view, which was authorised for independent distribution, with a disclaimer that it could not independently verify its authenticity. Later Reuters withdrew the picture.

Humorists published their own photoshopped images of Modi: One showed the premier looking through the helicopter window at planet Earth, as seen from the moon.

"Where no more countries are left to visit," tweeted @brownbrumby, taking a jibe at Modi's extensive foreign travel.

India deletes doctored photo of Modi at flood scene, aides promise action| Reuters

(Reporting by Krishna N. Das, Rupam Jain Nair; Editing by Douglas Busvine and Nick Macfie)

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To be honest I expect this was sheer incompetance on the part of the staffer who is responible for such uploads. It's not as if the picture is of Modi single-handely saving drowning kittens with his shirt off, six pack abs glistening, it is a picture of a guy looking out of a window and such a flight would not be hard to arrange for a PM of India.

An innocent (but very stupid) mistake by some lowly member of staff is likely to blame.

What an entirely unneeded self-goal- yet more proof the PM needs a competent and dedicated media team @Star Wars @Echo_419 @Nilgiri @Bang Galore @ranjeet

Video of the actual flight:

There was no intent to fabricate the truth. This is perhaps worse- it is a case of sheer incompetance then.



And now the PM is open to all sorts of mocking:

 

[khail007]

A classic case, how the Indian government is in habit to distort facts.

There is nothing new in it.

 

[pakdefender]

Nothing new here, this episode is just one of many where india has been caught pants down telling fake tall tales.

 

[Kinetic]

Look who all are here about a doctored pic by PIB. :rofl; Where was all these losers till yesterday about all other news. Shame on you losers.

 

[Mike_Brando]

So you want to take credit for the quality of training as well? I am delighted to find you are taking your nose drops off one cheek and want to put on the other. Good!

Btw,do you want me to post the no. of Mi-17s that were crashed by the Pakistani Army in the last 5 years!!A person living in a glass house shouldn't throw stones at others!!

 

[Infinity]

10 Hilarious Photoshopped images by BJP

1. Thy Roads are Mine
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2. Your Broom, My Head
Modi’s head photoshopped on someone’s picture to showcase him as someone of humble background.



3. Look! Even Obama is my fan!
BJP MP CR Patil posted this photoshopped picture of Obama watching Modi giving a speech. Well, that’s even pushing it.



4. Hey! Wikileaks says I’m Incorruptible
BJP leader Priti Gandhi posted that fake endorsement of Julian Assange. This was widely circulated in media. Even wikileaks had to come up with a clarification that it was fake.



5. Dukh Din Bite Bhaiyya…Bullet Train Aayo Re…
We want bullet trains, but not Fake ones, at least not badly photoshopped trains like this. Please!

 

[graphican]

Btw,do you want me to post the no. of Mi-17s that were crashed by the Pakistani Army in the last 5 years!!A person living in a glass house shouldn't throw stones at others!!

Go one. What are you waiting for?

You would'v shared the list before threatening to share list if there was a substance in it. Indian record of flight and safety is top with a -ve sign to it. If you disagree, try giving your facts and together with rest of the world, we'd see.

 

[sankranti]

2. Your Broom, My Head
Modi’s head photoshopped on someone’s picture to showcase him as someone of humble background.

Listen jesus freak, this image was photo-shopped and released by the CONgress media team to "humiliate" modi, only it backfired Spectacularly like Aiyars "chai waala" comment.

 

[wiseone2]

PIB Regrets 'Merging' Images of PM Modi Visiting Flood-Hit Chennai | NDTV Gadgets360.com
The Press Information Bureau of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting issued a statement on Friday regretting the 'inconvenience caused' by the 'merging of two pictures' it had shared a day earlier of Prime Minister Modi visiting flood-hit areas of Chennai.

"Pictures of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi undertaking the aerial survey of flood affected areas of Tamil Nadu were released on PIB Twitter Handle and PIB's website last evening," the statement read.

"Out of the seven pictures released, one picture used the technique of merging two pictures. This is being referred to as "Photoshopping" in sections of media. This happened due to error of judgement and the picture was subsequently deleted. PIB regrets the release of the above mentioned picture. Inconvenience caused is regretted," the statement concluded.

PM Modi made an aerial survey of the flood hit areas of Chennai, and announced an immediate release of Rs. 1,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in Tamil Nadu. The whole effort was turned into a bit of a fiasco by the Press Information Bureau, which crudely altered the picture of the Prime Minister, to show the flooded city below.

A screenshot of the altered image is still circulating on Twitter, though the post was later deleted. You can see the fresh post from the PIB showing the actual image of PM Modi along with a shot of the city.

Even in the actual image, you can tell that the PM is flying over an area with a lot of water in it, but this isn't extremely clear, which perhaps led someone in the PIB to think that editing the image was the answer. The result, unfortunately, looked hilariously unrealistic, and ended up being shared widely on social media, including garnering tweets from notable figures such as former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Seriously, @PIB_India? #PhotoSlop pic.twitter.com/0yrqugNpM7

-- Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) December 3, 2015
The decision to alter the image is strange and hard to understand considering that PM Modi was actually on the spot, and making announcements that were of material importance. The scenario in Chennai is serious enough, and even private companies are doing their bit to help - telcos are offering free calls and data, while Google has created a resource page and Facebook has set up its Safety Check feature, and various startups have also made various efforts to help.

PM Modi's visit is similarly making a difference - bad image editing is hardly required to drive home the point.

Glad to see them own up to mistakes

 

[danger007]

No doubt why they are 2nd most ignorant country.

no doubt why you are so Butt Hurt...

So you want to take credit for the quality of training as well? I am delighted to find you are taking your nose drops off one cheek and want to put on the other. Good!

I hope you stop your nonsense...

 

[phancong]

Oh well, Indian government Doctor the photo to show their populace that they do care for their misery.