2019 photo of Delhi CM distributing masks is viral falsely relating it to the COVID pandemic.
A photo of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal helping a kid wearing a mask is viral claiming why he, Manish Sisodia and one more aren’t wearing the mask themselves.
Alka Lamba, Congress tweeted –
#AAP को लगता है की कोरोना संक्रमण मात्र बच्चों को हो सकता है , इसलिए उन्हें ही मास्क लगाना चाहिए,
दूसरा #AAP को लगता है की यह रात 10 बजे से सुबह 5बजे तक ही हो सकता है, इसलिए इस समय पर कर्फ्यू लगना चाहिए।
धन्य हैं #AAP और आप के नेता।#COVIDー19 #Delhi pic.twitter.com/K6drwBzX6U— Alka Lamba – अल्का लाम्बा 🇮🇳🙏 (@LambaAlka) April 6, 2021
Sandip Joshi, Ex-Mayor, Nagpur tweeted –
तीन बगैर मास्क के विद्वान बच्चे को मास्क लगना सिखा रहे हैं. pic.twitter.com/97w7p4RB0P
— Sandip Joshi (@SandipJoshiNGP) April 5, 2021
Harish Khurana, BJP Delhi Spokesperson tweeted –
बच्चे को तो मास्क पहना रहे हो लेकिन ख़ुद का और अपने @msisodia का मास्क कहा है।
फ़ोटो ओप के लिए लिए क्या क्या करते हो @ArvindKejriwal जी।
तभी तो हम कहते है विज्ञापन वाला @CMODelhi । pic.twitter.com/1JE1cC9thW
— Harish Khurana (@HarishKhuranna) April 4, 2021
Hari Manjhi, Ex-MP, Ex-MLA from Gaya, Bihar tweeted –
उपदेश दूसरों के लिए है । pic.twitter.com/YPuBBE0Hkf
— हरि मांझी (@HariManjhi) April 4, 2021
Truth
The photo is 2 years old, much before COVID pandemic begin.
The mask was distributed to school students to save them from the pollution in Delhi.
Aam Aadmi Party official handle tweeted the photo on 1st Nov 2019
"Delhi has turned into a 'gas chamber' due to pollution caused by crop burning in neighbouring states.
This is why we are distributing 50lakh masks from today onwards in pvt. and govt. schools.
I urge all Delhiites to use them whenever needed.”@ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/cMUNpHo4dl
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) November 1, 2019
The Print published an article over the issue then.
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