Fact Check: Viral Video Of PM Modi Speaking About Hindutva Is Edited
Spokesman in its investigation has found the viral claim to be misleading
Viral Video Latest News: A Clip of an old interview of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going viral on social media in which he can be heard saying, "Hindutva has never been an election slogan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hindutva is an article of faith for us, These are cards to play the election game.”
This video is made viral with the intention of claiming that the PM has called Hindutva as BJP's strategy to win the elections.
Congress worker "Deepak Khatri" while sharing the viral video wrote, "#Hindutva has never been an election slogan of Bharatiya Janata Party, it is a card deck to play election games - Narendra Modi."
Spokesman in its investigation has found the viral claim to be misleading. This video going viral is edited. In the original video, PM Modi had said that "Hindutva is not a card of playing election games for BJP."
-- Spokesman's Investigation
Starting the investigation, we initiated finding the original source of this interview through keyword search.
Viral clip is edited
We found the original video shared on Zee News' YouTube account on September 17, 2022. While sharing the interview, the headline was given, "Deshhit: 24 year old interview of PM Modi | PM Modi Interview With Zee News | 1998 | Hindi"
We listened the full interview and found that at 10 minutes 37 seconds of the interview, the viral portion begins. In the interview, PM Modi can be heard clearly saying, “Hindutva has never been an election slogan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hindutva is an article of faith for us, it is not a card to play election games.”
Hence, It is clear that this video going viral was edited.
Conclusion: Spokesman in its investigation has found the viral claim to be misleading. This video going viral is edited. In the original video, PM Modi had said that "Hindutva is not a card of playing election games for BJP."