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Twitter users found some discrepancies in the pic tweeted by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Updated : Aug 27, 2017, 08:48 PM IST
Lalu Prasad Yadav created a stir on Sunday when he shared a picture of Gandhi Maidan on Twitter. The picture was of absolutely jam-packed Gandhi Maidan, with a gratuitous message stating, "No "Face" will stand in front of Lalu's "Base". Come & Count as much as u can in Gandhi Maidan, Patna #DeshBachao".
However, the pic did look a little off with some of the trees from inside Gandhi Maidan going missing and crowd looking more voluminous.
Twitter users were quick to point out how different the picture looked compared to pics by news agencies.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Lalu’s pic:
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
— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) August 27, 2017
#DeshBachao
— Rahul Thakkar (@DegreeWaleBabu) August 27, 2017
ghatiya #photoshop se
I support #BahubaliTejashwi
Trust me, I am a Liar pic.twitter.com/SKod9EkKLb
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
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2017
Blurring the photo certainly helps the crowd look bigger. https://t.co/mlIwsQpgqw
— Karnika Kohli (@KarnikaKohli) August 27, 2017
Book a case against this man for spreading false pics & misleading people. But wait, he is already a convicted criminal out on a bail https://t.co/QFbmN0k21W
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) August 27, 2017
Development to Photoshop ?
— SM Hoax Slayer (@SMHoaxSlayer) August 27, 2017
See the crowd at top right and the resolution of dots i.e. Heads. They are small, high resolution ? https://t.co/HdJLgYfNhD
Mahagathbandhan needs Lalu's best friend @ArvindKejriwal desperately in it. At least AnkitLoL does better photoshop https://t.co/tWRhCvxx7P
— The Masakadzas (@Nesenag) August 27, 2017
Mega show of Photoshop strength by Lalu. https://t.co/jRrBbBG0hZ
— Spaminder Bharti (@attomeybharti) August 27, 2017
Definitely Photoshopped. Trees missing in the field on top right side that is seen on other photos. https://t.co/Tqr9YBMARV
— Raju Das | ৰাজু দাস (@rajudasonline) August 27, 2017
Problem with careless photoshopping -- crowds are pasted on top of trees! https://t.co/DBs06Nhu2z
— Reshmi Dasgupta (@ReshmiDG) August 27, 2017
Keeping up with the times, photoshop ghotala. https://t.co/ujpCu8EKAh
— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) August 27, 2017
Who is handling social media for Lalu Yadav Ji??? pic.twitter.com/ORr66Hygtf
— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishraAAP) August 27, 2017
2 week ago Lalu's son was Dep CM& Lalu was King. Today they r nthing.& Lalu still thinks he can intimidate Modi with fake crowd? #DeshBachao pic.twitter.com/YMI7Wqvnk7
— Paresh Rawal Fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) August 27, 2017
Lalu Prasad Yadav takes dig at Nitish Kumar
Taking a dig Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for forming an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday said that he has never seen two parties which such differing ideologies come together.
Addressing ‘Desh bachao, Bhajpa bhagao rally here at the Gandhi Maidan, Lalu said that the people of Bihar voted for him and not for Nitish Kumar.
‘Have never seen two parties which such differing ideologies come together,’ he said.
Coming down heavily on the friend-turned foe the Bihar Chief Minister, who left the grand alliance to join the BJP, Lalu accused the latter of using the CBI against him.
‘When I was in Ranchi to appear before the court, the CBI team came to my residence and Nitish left for Rajgir. Without state governments knowledge, CBI cannot carry out raids.The CBI raided my house on Nitish Kumar’s direction. The people of Bihar know about the property owned by me,’ he added.
Addressing the tiff between his son Tejashwi and Nitish Kumar, the RJD supremo said that latter is jealous of Tejashwi Yadaw and sees him as a threat.
He also criticized Kumar of having no principles, and stated that all NDA leaders in Bihar are his products.
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also accused the Centre of trying to ‘scare’ Lalu Prasad by using the CBI.
‘The Centre is using agencies to terrorise people, who dare to speak against it. But I am not afraid of anyone,’ she said in the rally.
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mamata said that three years of his governance have passed, but there is not a trace of ‘acche din’.
The mega rally saw participation from Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mamata, as well as rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, who is staring at an expulsion from the party for defying orders.