Fact Check: False Claims Surrounding Narasimha Rao Bharat Ratna Image in Connection with Congress President Kharge

A picture from the 2024 Bharat Ratna ceremony was shared on social media with the claim that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge did not clap when PV Narasimha Rao’s son took the award on behalf of his late father. The posts are getting a lot of attention.

It had been viewed 60,000 times by X users when this report was written.

Is it real? No. When Rao’s son goes up to President Droupadi Murmu to accept the award, Kharge cheers. The scene is captured on video.

Why did we find out? Because we did a reverse image search on the picture to see where it came from and saw that it was shared by the official X account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The picture below shows Kharge clapping with his hands raised.

Conclusion

People are spreading a false claim that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge did not clap during the ceremony where former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was given the Bharat Ratna after his death. This is a picture taken during the event.