Claim: Photo of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi eating seafood .
Fact-check: This viral photo shows Indira Gandhi eating roasted corn, not seafood - FACTLY
Verdict: this viral photo shows indira gandhi eating a roasted corn cob, not seafood. the photo was originally taken by d. sridhar naidu when the former prime minister dined at the fateh maidan club in hyderabad. sridhar naidu is a noted photographer and former assistant director of the information and public relations department in the then combined state of andhra pradesh. according to dr. k.p. mathur's book, "the unseen indira gandhi: through her physician's eyes", indira gandhi was not strictly vegetarian. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-11-01T08:09:38