Dr Manmohan Singh's last image shows him bedridden in hospital? No, image is from 2021
Claim: The image of Dr Manmohan Singh bedridden in the hospital is his last picture.
Fact: The claim is false. The image shows Dr Singh admitted to AIIMS in 2021 after complaining of weakness following a fever.
Hyderabad: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh passed away on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92, following age-related health complications. He was receiving treatment at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
In this context, an image of Dr Singh, reportedly bedridden in a hospital, has been circulating on social media, and some claim it shows his last picture.
An X user shared the image and wrote, “Last photo of Manmohan Singh ji. Salute to such a great personality who took the sinking economic condition of the country to new heights.” (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the image is from 2021.
Upon a reverse image search, we found the uncropped version of the image and another posted by the Navbharat Times on October 14, 2021. The uncropped version showed then Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and a doctor also featured in the image, while the other image featured Mandaviya and Singh’s wife, Gursharan Kaur.
The post stated that Mandaviya had visited former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to AIIMS.
We also found the image published in a video report by The Tribune on October 14, 2021. According to the media outlet, Mansukh Mandaviya met former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enquire about his health, as he had been admitted to AIIMS after complaining of weakness following a fever. ANI also posted pictures on the same day of Mandaviya going to meet the former Prime Minister and Congress leader at AIIMS.
एम्स में एडमिट पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह से मिलने पहुंचे केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री डॉ. मनसुख मंडाविया। pic.twitter.com/JHXfYQL8CN
— NBT Dilli (@NBTDilli) October 14, 2021
We also found the image published in a video report by The Tribune on October 14, 2021. According to the media outlet, Mansukh Mandaviya met former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enquire about his health, as he had been admitted to AIIMS after complaining of weakness following a fever. ANI also posted pictures on the same day of Mandaviya going to meet the former Prime Minister and Congress leader at AIIMS.
However, according to a Hindustan Times report dated October 15, 2021, Mandaviya’s visit to enquire about former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s health faced criticism due to the same photograph allegedly taken inside the ward without the family’s consent. The Congress party condemned the act, accusing the BJP of staging a ‘photo op.’
The criticism came after Singh’s daughter, Daman Singh, accused Mandaviya of bringing a photographer against the family’s wish.
We also came across an October 15, 2021, report by The Print titled, “‘Not animals in a zoo’: Manmohan’s daughter says Mandaviya got pix shot in AIIMS despite objection.”
Speaking to the media outlet, Daman Singh revealed that her mother was deeply upset after a photographer entered the room with the minister. Despite her mother’s insistence that the photographer leave, her request was ‘completely ignored.’
The report quoted Daman as saying, “She was very upset. My parents are trying to cope with a difficult situation. They are elderly people, not animals in a zoo.”
Therefore, we conclude that the image of Dr Singh bedridden in the hospital is from 2021 and does not show his last picture. The claim is false.
(This story was originally published by newsmeter, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Nashik TCS case: Accused Nida Khan held in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Nashik (PTI): Weeks after she went into hiding, a female employee of the TCS unit in Nashik, accused in a case related to alleged religious conversion and sexual harassment of some women colleagues, has been arrested, police said.
Nida Khan was held on Thursday in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik said.
Khan is an accused in the Deolali Camp police station crime register number 156/26 here, he said.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Nashik police is probing nine cases of molestation and harassment at the IT major’s Nashik unit.
It had arrested eight persons, including a female operations manager, by registering nine FIRs after allegations of exploitation, attempt of forceful conversion, hurting religious sentiments, molestation and mental harassment of female employees at the TCS unit came to light.
The SIT had launched a search for Khan in different parts of Maharashtra. She is accused of targeting employees in a WhatsApp group, pressuring them to pray and eat non-vegetarian food.
According to the FIR, Khan allegedly advised women employees to dress and behave in accordance with Islamic traditions.
Some complainants have also alleged that they were coerced or pressured into adopting religious practices, including praying, changing dietary habits, and adopting religious symbols.
Besides Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provisions for sexual harassment and defamation, Khan has also been booked under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, as the complainant belongs to a Scheduled Caste.
On April 18, she had moved the Nashik court seeking anticipatory bail and interim protection from arrest pending the plea hearing, citing her pregnancy. Her anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a court here on May 2.
TCS has clarified that it has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment and coercion of any form for a long time, and the employees allegedly involved in sexual harassment at the Nashik office have been suspended.
