New Delhi: A full-page newspaper advertisement has sparked a debate on the internet. The Indian Express on Sunday published an advertisement consisting of a life-size photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with a picture on the left corner that shows Kolkata’s Maa flyover and the other buildings in the area.
The adv released by the Uttar Pradesh government via Indian Expres focuses on the work done under Yogi Adityanath’s government over the last five years. The advertorial goes by the heading Transforming Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath.
However, the newspaper issued a statement and said, “A wrong image was inadvertently included in the cover collage of the advertorial on Uttar Pradesh produced by the marketing department of the newspaper. The error is deeply regretted and the image has been removed in all digital editions of the paper.”
A wrong image was inadvertently included in the cover collage of the advertorial on Uttar Pradesh produced by the marketing department of the newspaper. The error is deeply regretted and the image has been removed in all digital editions of the paper.
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 12, 2021
But his clarification came after heavy criticism by the netizens
Front page ad of Ajay Singh Bisht
Pictures of development stolen from West Bengal ? pic.twitter.com/t2aRIwKvnx
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) September 12, 2021
Lol the image on the bottom left is from Kolkata – of the Maa Flyover.
Zoom in & you can also see the iconic Kolkata yellow ambassador taxi on the flyover.
“Transforming UP” means spending millions on newspaper ads around India & stealing pics of development in Kolkata? pic.twitter.com/AgbkyaHo62
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) September 12, 2021
Thuggy Yogi in his UP ads with Kolkata’s MAA flyover, our JW Marriott & our iconic yellow taxis!
Change your soul or at least your ad agency Gudduji!
P.S. Looking forward to FIRs against me in Noida now 🙂 pic.twitter.com/I7TRUMvCjO
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) September 12, 2021
Transforming UP for @myogiadityanath means stealing images from infrastructure seen in Bengal under @MamataOfficial‘s leadership and using them as his own!
Looks like the ‘DOUBLE ENGINE MODEL’ has MISERABLY FAILED in BJP’s strongest state and now stands EXPOSED for all! https://t.co/h9OlnhmGPw
— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) September 12, 2021
Mr. @narendramodi is so helpless to save his party that other than changing CMs, he has also had to resort to using pictures of growth & infrastructure seen under @MamataOfficial‘s leadership, as his own.#BengalModel > #BJPRuledStatesModel Mr Modi? pic.twitter.com/USNOjrq03I
— Mukul Roy (@MukulR_Official) September 12, 2021
How shameful that @myogiadityanath doesn’t have anything to show off from U.P. so he steals an image of the MAA flyover in Kolkata!! With a Yellow Ambassador taxi too!! @SitaramYechury @BJP4Bengal @kavita_krishnan @Dipankar_cpiml pic.twitter.com/n7SrDzXMgx
— Sunil M. Caleb سنیل کا؛لب #Andolanjivi (@SunilCaleb) September 12, 2021
