{"id":221887,"date":"2019-04-17T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T08:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=221887"},"modified":"2019-04-17T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T08:04:12","slug":"has-abhinandan-joined-the-ruling-party-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/has-abhinandan-joined-the-ruling-party-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Abhinandan Joined the Ruling Party in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A viral photograph of Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman supporting the Bhartiya Janata Party in the ongoing Indian elections, has turned out to be fake.<\/p>\n<p>The funny thing here? Its another guy and not the pilot who became famous after being captured by Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Fake news is a big problem. And apparently some people think its Abhinandan in the photo. And who can blame them? This look-alike actually took advantage of WC Abhinandan&#8217;s five minutes of fame.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/nitin_raj1989\/status\/1117458856546668546<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the serviceman Abhinandan has not endorsed anyone in the upcoming elections. Not even the reigning BJP.<\/p>\n<h3>Fake News and Fake Imposter<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SUNNYTAMAK\/status\/1117081746653237248<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The viral social media post claims that that the IAF pilot supports Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s BJP.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The photograph was merely of a man with Abhinandan&#8217;s trademark gunslinger mustache and a BJP pin. Unfortunately, this post was circulated wide and far, urging people to vote for BJP.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SUNNYTAMAK\/status\/1117082050434146305<\/p>\n<h3>A Violation of Campaign Rules<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Interestingly, the Indian Election Commission had prohibited politicians from using WC Abhinandan&#8217;s photographs for promoting their election campaigns.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Commission is of the view that photographs of chief of army staff or any other defence personnel and photographs of functions of defence forces should not be associated with or used in any manner in advertisement\/propaganda\/campaigning or in any other manner in connection with elections by political parties and candidates&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looks like BJP found a way around that open campaigning ban by politicizing the military. Resultantly, the IAF pilot&#8217;s image is being used in just about everything.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/abhinandan-inspired-tea-stall-in-karachi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Now Have an Abhinandan-Inspired Tea Stall in Karachi<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From marketing to costumes for a religious rally, they&#8217;ve left no stone unturned:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now see the craze of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArtificialIntelligence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArtificialIntelligence<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AbhinandanVarthaman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AbhinandanVarthaman<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RamNavmi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RamNavmi<\/a> Shobha Yatra !!<\/p>\n<p>Jai Shree Ram !! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BJP4India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c9VxpwOoQE\">pic.twitter.com\/c9VxpwOoQE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dhananjay Kumar Singh (@smartcloudcity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smartcloudcity\/status\/1117807937974456322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not sure whether this stunt could end up bringing more votes for the ruling party in India, or result in its defeat. Politics can be a strange beast sometimes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/narendra-modis-biopic-delayed-until-indias-elections-are-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Narendra Modi&#8217;s Biopic Delayed Until India&#8217;s Elections are Over<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral photograph of Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman supporting the Bhartiya Janata Party in the ongoing Indian elections, has turned out to be fake. The funny thing here? Its another guy and not the pilot who became famous after being captured by Pakistan. Fake news is a big problem. 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