Fact Check | The viral photo of Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text 'I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus' is edited

A post being shared on social media (here, and here) features a photo of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text, “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus.” Let’s verify the post through this article.

The archived post can be found here.

Claim: A photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text, “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus.”

Fact: The viral photo is edited. The original photo shows Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in Parliament on 16 December 2024, carrying a bag supporting Palestine. However, the next day, 17 December 2024, she carried a new bag supporting Bangladeshi Hindus and joined Congress MPs in protesting against atrocities on Hindus and Christians in Bangladesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.

To verify the authenticity of the viral photo of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, we conducted a Google Lens search, which led us to a news report (archived) by India Today dated 16 December 2024. The report featured the original photo of Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag. According to the report, the photo shows Priyanka Gandhi arriving in Parliament on 16 December 2024 with a bag displaying a message in support of Palestine, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

We also found a social media post (archived) on Priyanka Gandhi’s Instagram handle, showing her bag with “PALESTINE” written on it.

We found that the viral photo is an edited version of this photo. A comparison between the original photo and the viral photo is seen below.

However, on 17 December 2024, Priyanka Gandhi carried (archived) a new bag with a slogan supporting the Hindus & Christians of Bangladesh. On the same day, she, along with other Congress MPs, protested in Parliament, demanding justice for Hindus and Christians facing atrocities in Bangladesh.

We also found a social media post (archived) on Priyanka Gandhi’s Instagram handle about the same.

To sum up, the viral photo of Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with the text “I don’t care about Bangladeshi Hindus” is edited.

This story was originally published by Factly, and republished by Deccan Herald as part of the Shakti Collective.