No, Indian PM Modi did not receive a jumper from FIFA’s president implying he was a cheat
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- Published on December 4, 2018 at 16:12
- Updated on December 5, 2018 at 02:22
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- By AFP India
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The post, shared on page titled ‘JumlaExpress’, purports to show FIFA president Gianni Infantino handing Modi the jumper at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Argentina that was held on November 30 and December 1, 2018. The G20 summit gathers leaders from 19 countries and the European Union.
The photo, posted on December 3, 2018, has a caption in Hindi that reads: “Life gives justice, he’s been given the right shirt #Modi420.”
It was shared more than 7,000 times in just over one day.
The number on the shirt has been edited from an image of Modi being handed a jumper by Infantino with G20 inscribed on it.
Modi tweeted the original photo from his verified Twitter handle.
Impossible to come to Argentina and not think about football. Argentinian players are tremendously popular in India.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 1, 2018
Today, received this jersey from @FIFAcom President Gianni Infantino. I thank him for the kind gesture. pic.twitter.com/6IszG7fyFC
Indian media also posted the original photo of Modi receiving the G20 jumper, such as in this Indian Express report.
Under the Indian Penal Code available online here, Section 420 refers to ‘Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.’
A snapshot of the relevant reference in the penal code is also copied below:
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