{"id":170204,"date":"2023-11-09T20:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=170204"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:36:09","slug":"no-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"No, man performing &#8216;garba&#8217; in viral video is not PM Narendra Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video that seemingly shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing traditional Gujarati dance &#8216;garba&#8217; with a group of women is viral on social media. Several users marvelled at the PM&#8217;s dancing skills while sharing the clip.<\/p>\n<p>On X (formerly Twitter), user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@ArunBytes, tagged PM Modi&#8217;s official X-handle and shared the video with the caption, &#8220;PM Modi dances at a navaratri garbha program. Very graceful <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@narendramodi.&#8221; T<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">he video received over 27,100 views. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/gCMgx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ht\">PM Modi dances at a navaratri garbha program.<br \/>\nVery graceful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> ji<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2e0S66wcA1\">pic.twitter.com\/2e0S66wcA1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arun Subramanian (@ArunBytes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArunBytes\/status\/1722248963494207980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A verified page on X,\u0938\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091c\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e (<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Modified_Hindu9), <\/span>also shared the video with the caption, &#8220;Krishna, your forms are many. There is only one heart, how many times will you win? Sixteen Kala Avatar Kanhaiya: The one who can lift the flute can also lift the Govardhan mountain, just like the one who can do air strikes, who can do surgical strikes can also do perfect Garba.&#8221; The post has over 19,600 views, 761 likes and 231 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/OBoLr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0943\u0937\u094d\u0923 \u0924\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u0940\u0924\u094b\u0917\u0947? \u0938\u094b\u0932\u0939 \u0915\u0932\u093e \u0905\u0935\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e \u091c\u094b \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0941\u0930\u0940 \u0909\u0920\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u0939 \u0917\u094b\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0927\u0928 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0924 \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0920\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u091c\u094b&#8230; \u091c\u094b \u090f\u092f\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0908\u0915 \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0938\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0908\u0915 \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u0939 \u092a\u0930\u092b\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0917\u0930\u092c\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dpw0aJsYVL\">pic.twitter.com\/Dpw0aJsYVL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0938\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u091c\u092f \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f (@Modified_Hindu9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Modified_Hindu9\/status\/1722243213715701950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another verified X user, <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Radhika8057 shared the video stating, &#8220;Today I came to know that Modi ji can dance so well.<strong>&#8220;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The video has received over 14,100 views, 47 likes and 12 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xB5vZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I came to know that Modi ji can dance so well. \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoModiNovember?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoModiNovember<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NitishKumar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NitishKumar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bihar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bihar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BiharVidhanSabha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BiharVidhanSabha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deepfake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deepfake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RashmikaMandanna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RashmikaMandanna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Firecrackers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Firecrackers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FsmFZ4PMIi\">pic.twitter.com\/FsmFZ4PMIi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Radhika Chaudhary (@Radhika8057) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Radhika8057\/status\/1722136898062463235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other verified accounts on X such as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/mSKkH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manish Malhotra<\/a> (<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@algotradingdesk) and<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/r53oa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Minni Razdan <\/a>(<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@mini_razdan10) also amplified the claim. The video was shared numerous times on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=Modi%20Garba%20Dance&amp;sde=AbqOzLQyRkCRMlpGzUNEWeiwkr4Bz9TsafB1ExzChYV6UyJvHo3FY3G5RPGRyV2mTTFaYncjhUgU_oyCSpGtL0DK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0 Alt News also received requests to verify the video on its WhatsApp helpline (76000 11160).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-170204 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/screenshot-2023-11-09-131549\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131549.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131549.png 458w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131549-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/screenshot-2023-11-09-131604\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131604.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131604.png 460w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131604-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/screenshot-2023-11-09-131831\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131831.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131831.png 359w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-131831-158x300.png 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/whatsapp-image-2023-11-09-at-12-08-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-09-at-12.08.11.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-09-at-12.08.11.jpeg 905w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-09-at-12.08.11-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-09-at-12.08.11-768x563.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We noted that on X, a user named <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lala_The_Don\/status\/1722135114262642746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Lala_The_Don<\/a> shared screenshots of the same event posted on an Instagram story from the account, @<\/span>vikas_mahante. It can be seen that the man in the photos has dressed like PM Modi and arguably takes after him to some extent, but he is certainly not PM Modi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/vikas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/vikas.jpeg 827w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/vikas-258x300.jpeg 258w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/vikas-768x892.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Taking a cue from this, we came across<\/span>\u00a0Vikas Mahante&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vikas.mahante?mibextid=ZbWKwL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vikas_mahante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> profiles, where he has uploaded several videos of him attending events as PM Modi&#8217;s lookalike.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-170204 gallery-columns-2 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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/screenshot-2023-11-09-144810\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144810.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144810.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144810-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/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-man-performing-garba-in-viral-video-is-not-pm-narendra-modi\/screenshot-2023-11-09-144734\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144734.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144734.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-144734-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mahante had posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzWJawUPrJe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reel<\/a> on Instagram stating that he was invited as a chief guest to attend a Diwali mela in London. A comparison of the viral video and the reel shared by Mahante depicts that the background and the performers are similar in both the visuals and also that Mahante is wearing the same outfit in both the clips implying that the viral video is from the same event in London.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News reached out to Mahante&#8217;s team via WhatsApp, and they confirmed that the viral video depicted Vikas Mahante performing &#8216;garba&#8217; at the Diwali mela in London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/A-CLIP-FROM-THE-VIRAL-VIDEO-39-1536x1229.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Facebook, we found that a user named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pankkaj.sodha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pankkaj Sodha<\/a> had shared the same video that has gone viral. Sodha describes himself as a &#8216;showbiz promoter&#8217; based in London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pankkaj.sodha\/videos\/723512576368466\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pankkaj.sodha\/videos\/723512576368466\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pankkaj.sodha\">Pankkaj Sodha<\/a> on Wednesday, 8 November 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pankkaj.sodha\/posts\/pfbid02ZScXWFmofeFiXLqahMW55NiYvZSv4B1Ee71gSMSMZHegriPnudQWJfPdyccHntkFl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nother post<\/a>, Sodha shared a poster of a Diwali event presented by him where &#8216;Duplicate Modiji&#8217; will be present. Vikas Mahante&#8217;s name, too, is mentioned in the poster.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/modiji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1131\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/modiji.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/modiji-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/modiji-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/modiji-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hence, the video viral as Narendra Modi performing &#8216;garba&#8217; does not show the Prime Minister. It features a man named Vikas Mahante who often attends programmes dressed up as the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><em>Abira Das is an intern at Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video that seemingly shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing traditional Gujarati dance &#8216;garba&#8217; with a group of women is viral on social media. Several users marvelled at the PM&#8217;s dancing skills while sharing the clip. 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