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The claim

A photo of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Nirmala Sitharaman during the Union Budget presentation on 01 February 2025.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The photo was from the 01 February 2020 Union Budget presentation, not the 2025 presentation. Rajiv Kumar was then Finance Secretary; the review says the official Press Information Bureau gallery caption identifies the photo as being from February 2020.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026