The Prime Minister made an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Chennai, its suburbs and Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts. He arrived from Delhi at naval working station INS Rajali in Arakkonam, about 60 km from Chennai.
In the picture, houses and water were reportedly seen clearly which Twitterati felt could not be possible during an aerial survey.
Soon after questions were raised about the authenticity of the picture, PIB took it off from its website.
The Prime Minister announced an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in Tamil Nadu.