The video has gone viral on social media.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term on Sunday in a grand ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, attended by 8,000 guests including foreign heads of state and other dignitaries, industrialists and film stars. But on social media, an uninvited guest caught on camera has gone viral. The video shows a cat-like animal in the background when BJP MP Durga Das Uikey was greeting President Droupadi Murmu after completing the oath procedure.
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Was it a leopard? An ordinary cat? Or a dog? The video clip was widely shared along with wild theories about which animal was seen strolling casually at the presidential palace.
"Lmao..is it edited or what? How come no one noticed this. Looks like a big cat," said one user. "Seems a damn leopard due to tail and gait. People were really lucky it peacefully passed," commented another.
"You can notice it here as well in the first 5 seconds, probably a domesticated cat," a third user said.
NDTV has reached out to Rashtrapati Bhavan for a comment on the video.
Watch the video below:
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