Old Video of PM Modi Shared To Claim His Support For INDIA Bloc

BOOM found that the video is old and shows PM Modi raising slogans for India the country, not the opposition-formed INDIA bloc. 

An old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising slogans for India the country is viral online with the false claim that he showed his support for the opposition’s recently formed INDIA bloc. BOOM found that the video is from 2013, when Modi was still the Chief Minister of Gujarat and shows him referring to India the country, not the opposition’s alliance. 26 opposition parties including the Indian National Congress (INC), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the All India Trinamool Congress, among others, came together in July to form a united front against the Bhartiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming 2024 general elections. The alliance was named INDIA, short for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The old video of PM Modi raising slogans for India has been linked with the opposition alliance’s similar name to make this false claim. The clip shows Modi asking the audience to cheer for India if they want to be freed from poverty, nepotism, corruption, and want a country that supports development, national protection, and unity. A caption on Facebook reads, “Thank u Modi ji sure we vote for India in 2024…. we love you we need change…..”

News FACT-CHECK BOOM found that the video is from 2013 and shows PM Modi referring to India the country, not the opposition alliance. We found a Facebook post that carried a news clip from Aaj Tak with text such as ‘Narendra Modi, CM, Gujarat’ and ‘Modi’s Maha Garjana Rally’ in Hindi.