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| In Sambitpatra's photoshop version, the US flag has been replaced by the Indian Tri-Colour. |
February 19, 2016, NewsCrunch
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra is facing some heat for using the photoshopped image of American soldiers to score a debating point on a TV show.
A screen-grab of him holding up the doctored image of Raising the Flag on
In the photoshop version, the
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts six
The Sambit Patra photoshop incident occurred during the News Hour show on Time Now, which debated the Central Government’s direction to hoist Indian flag at central universities.
In the same debate, Maj Gen Bakshi broke down while saying the sacrifices of the soldiers were not being acknowledged.
Samit Patra trolled for holding up Indian Iwo Jima picture during Times Now News Hour show
@tweetfromRaghu - Um, isn't that "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" photo/statue?! Quite well known no?— Akshay Kalidasan (@Axe2811) February 19, 2016
#SambitPatra Where would India be today if @SambitSwaraj&Protinex hadnt captured Iwo Jima ?? https://t.co/efOHFp6875— Wideawakegentile (@The_Indian_Goy) February 19, 2016
— Abhishek Upadhya (@_logik) February 19, 2016
BJP dodo Sambit Patra representing Patriotism, flashes Indian flag morphed on Iwo Jima US marine photo. Case lost. pic.twitter.com/04yYVEmROH— Jo (@JoBeingjoe) February 19, 2016
.@SambitSwaraj my friend! That's a famously photoshopped image of US soldiers after the Battle of Iwo Jima in WW2. pic.twitter.com/phwBFQXBj5— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February 18, 2016
Now @sambitswaraj shows a photoshopped image of Rosenthal's iconic Iwo Jima pic, says "LOOK at our Indian soldiers!"pic.twitter.com/M0H07fdubl— Anand Ranganathan (@ARangarajan1972) February 18, 2016
@ShivAroor you dumbo, the pic signifies the courage valour &sacrifice of soldiers. The image of the movie is created for that impact 1/n— madhva shandilya (@YodhaBrahmana) February 19, 2016
@YodhaBrahmana It's not from a movie, you bewakoof.— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February 19, 2016