{"id":169749,"date":"2023-11-03T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=169749"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:48:19","slug":"no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Modi did not say Hindutva was an election card for BJP; doctored clip viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 13-second clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media where he can be heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;Hindutva has never been Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s electoral campaign, for us it is an article of faith. It is only a card to play for elections&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>X (formerly Twitter) Blue user Lubna Shiraz (@shiraz_lub), divisional coordinator of Congress Sevadal as per her X bio, shared the above-mentioned clip on October 27. The tweet has received over 1.15 Lakh views and has been retweeted over 1,300 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/B27TZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u090f\u0915 Article Of Faith \u0939\u0948,<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0947 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u090f\u0915 \u0924\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948,<br \/>\n\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0928\u093f\u092f \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0935\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f !!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tv5P9NnK4e\">pic.twitter.com\/Tv5P9NnK4e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lubna Shiraz (@shiraz_lub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shiraz_lub\/status\/1717738344338358461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another user, Manish RJ (@mrjethwani_ ), also shared the same video with the following caption: &#8220;Bhakton, there is no Hindu religion for Modi. For Modi, the Hindu religion is only a card. Shouldn&#8217;t have said so much truth&#8221;. The tweet has received over 43,000 views and has been retweeted over 1,000 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/zB2SJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Bhakton, there is no Hindu religion for Modi.<\/p>\n<p>Modi ke liye Hindu dharm ek taash ka patta hai\u2026 \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Itna bhi sach nahi bolna tha \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jqdi8DtoTi\">pic.twitter.com\/Jqdi8DtoTi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manish RJ (@mrjethwani_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrjethwani_\/status\/1717531731434385467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users shared the same clip on social media. Some instances can be found below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-169749 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral\/screenshot-2023-11-03-025525\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025525.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025525-212x300.jpg 212w, 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025505-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025505-929x1024.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025505-768x846.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral\/screenshot-2023-11-03-025456\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1174\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025456.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025456.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025456-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025456-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025456-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral\/screenshot-2023-11-03-025446\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025446.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025446-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025446-978x1024.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025446-768x805.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-modi-did-not-say-hindutva-was-an-election-card-for-bjp-doctored-clip-viral\/screenshot-2023-11-03-025421\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1168\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025421.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025421.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025421-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025421-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-025421-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>After breaking down the clip into several keyframes we ran a reverse image search on a few of them. This led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dileep4BJP\/status\/1718587830174355778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> by Dilip Singh Rao (@Dileep4BJP), who, as per his X bio, is the BJP IT department state coordinator for Rajasthan. The tweet carried a video where a part of PM Modi&#8217;s viral clip could be heard. In the caption, the user said, &#8220;&#8230;An attempt has been made to tarnish the image of Honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji by editing the video&#8230;&#8221; The clip shared by @Dileep4BJP seemed to be footage from Zee News archives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Fake Alert \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0927\u093e\u0928 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/8PMnoCM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@8PMnoCM<\/a> \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u090f \u0917\u090f \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0921\u0932\u094d\u0938 \u0938\u0947 \u092b\u0947\u0915 \u090f\u0921\u093f\u091f\u0947\u0921 \u0935\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092c\u094d\u092c\u093e-\u0921\u092c\u094d\u092c\u093e \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u092e \u092b\u0948\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>06\/12\/1998 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0921\u093f\u091f \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0928\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u0935\u093f \u0915\u094b \u0927\u0942\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0940\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vmWJKAw95G\">https:\/\/t.co\/vmWJKAw95G<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22cTzKm74K\">pic.twitter.com\/22cTzKm74K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dilip Singh Rao (@Dileep4BJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dileep4BJP\/status\/1718587830174355778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Taking a hint from the above, we ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=modi+interview+zee+news&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1076IN1076&amp;oq=modi+interview+zee+news&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEINzI5OWowajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relevant keyword search<\/a> that led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/video\/india\/deshhit-watch-24-years-old-interview-of-pm-modi-2511416.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> published by Zee News on September 17, 2022, on the occasion of Prime Minister Modi&#8217;s 72nd birthday. The caption accompanying the interview video said, &#8220;Today is the 72nd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi has done many such things in his political life which are constantly in the headlines. In this report, watch 24-year-old Narendra Modi&#8217;s interview with Zee News.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2229\" height=\"1556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552.jpg 2229w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-03-031552-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2229px) 100vw, 2229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TzRNL3zl4XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> on Zee News&#8217; official YouTube channel as well. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TzRNL3zl4XQ?feature=shared&amp;t=627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10:27<\/a> mark of the interview, the viral bit begins. In the longer version of the video, PM Modi could be clearly heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;Hindutva has never been an electoral slogan for Bharatiya Janata Party, it is an article of faith for us. It is not a card to play in regards to electoral campaign&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TzRNL3zl4XQ?si=Pwt_KMu4Q_AbjANd&amp;start=627]<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the viral clip where PM Modi seems to be claiming that Hindutva ideology is only a card for BJP to play for electoral gains has been altered. In the original video, the Prime Minister says that Hindutva is <strong>not<\/strong> a card that the BJP uses for their electoral benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 13-second clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media where he can be heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;Hindutva has never been Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s electoral campaign, for us it is an article of faith. It is only a card to play for elections&#8221;. X (formerly Twitter) Blue user Lubna Shiraz (@shiraz_lub), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":169832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[722],"class_list":["post-169749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No, Modi did not say Hindutva was an election card for BJP; doctored clip viral - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No, Modi did not say Hindutva was an election card for BJP; doctored clip viral - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A 13-second clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media where he can be heard saying in Hindi, &#8220;Hindutva has never been Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s electoral campaign, for us it is an article of faith. 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