Fact Check: Did PM Modi serve food from empty bucket in Gurudwara? Know the truth of the viral claim

New Delhi: Amidst the Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi recently visited Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib Gurdwara in Patna. Where he also served langar to the devotees. After this, now a picture of PM Modi serving langar is going viral. While sharing this, it is being claimed that PM Modi is serving food from an empty bucket. This picture of PM Modi is being shared widely on social media with false claims. One the user Wrote- This has been happening for the last ten years. The photogenic gimmick of dipping an empty ladle into a black bucket and serving it on an empty plate.

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What was found in the investigation

When BOOM investigated this video, the truth turned out to be something else. Actually, PM Modi went to Takht Shri Patna Sahib Gurdwara on 13 May 2024. During this time, he was serving kheer to the people in the langar wearing a turban. In such a situation, the claim on social media about serving food in empty utensils is just a lie. BOOM viewed several videos of PM Modi from that day, all of which show Prime Minister Modi serving kheer from a bucket. BOOM team found ANI's video of PM Modi serving food. In this video, the bucket with which the Prime Minister is serving food can be seen. There is kheer in it.

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When BOOM's team looked at other videos from that day, they also found other videos from that day of PM Modi on ANI's X handle. In which he is seen helping in cooking.

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conclusion: According to BOOM's investigation, the claim of serving food to PM Modi from an empty bucket is fake. There was kheer in PM Modi's bucket and he was serving kheer to everyone.

(This story was originally published BoomAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)