A photo of Union Minister, Smriti Irani in the attire of a belly dancer is being shared on social media. Let’s verify the authenticity of the claim.
Claim: A photo of Union Minister, Smriti Irani dressed as a belly dancer.
Fact: This is an edited photo. The original photo is found in the photo gallery of Exelsior Hotel on Tripadvisor’s website. While the original photo is in colour and the face of the woman in the image is different, the one being shared is a black-and-white image with the dancer’s face edited with Smriti Irani’s face. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
A reverse image search on the viral photo led us to the original photo published on Tripadvisor’s website. The details on the website state that the photo shows a belly dancer on a Turkish BBQ night captured at Club Exelsior, Marmaris.
The original photo is in colour with a belly dancer in green attire, however, the edited photo is a black-and-white image with the dancer’s face replaced with Smriti Irani’s face. The difference between the photos can be seen below.
To sum it up, this photo of Smriti Irani in a belly dancer attire is edited.
