Old Photo Shared As Yogi Adityanath’s Portrait Being Displayed During Gen-Z Protest In Nepal

Nepal’s Gen-Z-led protests have sparked widespread attention with many misleading visuals circulating online. One viral claim suggests that protesters carried a portrait of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. However, our investigation finds that this claim misrepresents an older image from a pro-monarchy rally in Kathmandu.

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• A reverse image search traced the viral frame to a March 24, 2025 report by Nepali outlet The Diplomat. The same photo appeared there, confirming it was from a pro-monarchy gathering in Kathmandu, not the Gen-Z protest.
  
• The rally was held to welcome former King Gyanendra Shah and demand the restoration of monarchy.

• Bishnu Rimal, advisor to ex-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, also shared the photo on social media at the time.
  
• Nepali outlet Ratopati reported that several groups, including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, participated in the rally outside Tribhuvan International Airport, where supporters displayed portraits of both Shah and Yogi Adityanath. The incident, which drew significant attention over Adityanath’s photo being displayed, was after Shah’s visit to Gorakhpur, where he met Adityanath on January 30.

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The claim that Yogi Adityanath’s portrait was carried during the Gen-Z protest in Nepal is false. The viral photo is from a pro-monarchy rally in Kathmandu, unrelated to the student movement.

Sources
Report By The Diplomat, Dated March 24, 2025
Facebook Post By Bishnu Rimal, Dated March 9, 2025
Report By Ratopati, Dated March 9, 2025