PM Narendra Modi's photoshopped image goes viral; PIB deletes tweet

New Delhi: Embarrassed over a fake photo it tweeted, the state-run Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday was forced to delete the tweet – a photoshopped image showing PM Narendra Modi making an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai – when a twitterati questioned its logic after spotting the blunder.

The photoshopped image showed PM Modi looking through a circular window of a chopper at rooftops and submerged streets with remarkable clarity. However, the image stood in stark contrast with another photo PIB had twitted of the PM, which showed him looking at a hazy exterior of the submerged parts of the city.

After the goof-up caught the attention of the twitteratis, PIB deleted the tweet but offered no explanation. The photos have since gone viral on social media.

On Thursday, PM Modi announced a relief package of Rs1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu after touring the flood-affected areas of the state.

Reactions from the Twitteratis:

C’mon, @PIB_India. Stay away from Photoshop. pic.twitter.com/VpxHtj7mHG — Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) December 3, 2015

Amazing. It's not as if the PM didn't go visit Chennai so why the heck resort to Photoshopping images!!! https://t.co/MEt6ol8O59 — Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 3, 2015

1. Original pic 2. Photoshopped pic tweeted by @PIB_India ! (Now deleted) pic.twitter.com/a2t5TGgEVK — कोमल :) (@Komal_Indian) December 3, 2015

Photoshopped images of modi ji’s achievements are common. But on #ChennaiFloods? Govt Official handle tweeting it.? pic.twitter.com/jq39K50v3p — Jairaj P (@jairajp) December 3, 2015