Kolar, Nov 10: On Wednesday, pictures went viral on social media of a few people standing behind a table stacked with bundles of notes.
The photograph showed Bangarpet MLA and Congress leader SN Narayan Swamy, district panchayat member Mahesh and bank president Byalahalli Govinda Gowda disbursing notes to people in a queue.
The photograph went viral with a note saying that bank officials and politicians were giving away Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in an attempt to convert black money into white money after the Indian Government demonetized these currencies.
The programme however was held on Monday and bank president Byalahalli Govinda Gowda said the photos had even appeared in newspapers on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister’s announcement had come on Tuesday night.
