A positive COVID-19 patient recently met Narendra Modi.
"Kapoors case has caused an uproar in India, as she allegedly skipped quarantine after returning from an event in London, following which she attended several events in India along where she reportedly came in contact with high-profile politicians.", BOOM was tagged in a tweet containing the viral image ., @AltNews @boomlive_in Got this pic of PM standing close with #KanikaKapoor as fwd saying that PM to be quarantined. Kindly do a fact check & confirm whether it is a recent or an old one. Putting it in public so that we dont have to defame the PM though we politically disagree. pic.twitter.com/cr3SSHo31m, After searching through social media with the keywords "Kanika Modi Corona", we came across several other posts containing the picture and making similar claims., "For the uninitiated: This pic was taken before Kanika was tested positive for Corona.... And now. Dont say we are blaming Modi for that too. 😛", , "It always hurt to see Modi jis pictures with every bank robber who fled India: at times even when they were last seen-...", , This is Our PM Proudly Posing With Singer Kanika Kapur  Who is reported to be Corona  Virus Positive ., , The viral claims insinuate that the image shows Modi meeting Kapoor, while the later was infected with the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus., BOOM did a reverse image search with the viral image, and found an 18-month-old tweet by Kapoor herself, which contained the viral selfie., The tweet was made on September 18, 2018 - a day after Modi\s birthday - with the caption, "Happy birthday @narendramodi Ji 🙏.", Happy birthday @narendramodi Ji 🙏 pic.twitter.com/CLRdEtheGU, Since the image was taken more than a year before the outbreak of COVID-19, and more than 18 months before Kapoor was tested positive, it does not show Kapoor meeting Modi while being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus., BOOM’s WhatsApp Helpline, Need Help To Verify An Image Or A Video? Send It To Us On +91 77009 06588, Boom is now available on Telegram, Click here to read our latest fact check stories and other updates.
Did COVID-19 Positive Kanika Kapoor Take A Selfie With The PM? A FactCheck