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Monday, September 15, 2025

Fact Check: Nitin Gadkari did not criticise PM Modi, old video shared with false claims | Details - India TV News

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India TV Fact Check: A video is circulating on social media in which it is claimed that Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Modi government, is criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This video has been widely shared with various claims. However, upon fact-checking, it was determined that the video is approximately 12 years old, and the claims made in conjunction with the video are false. The video does not contain any criticism of Prime Minister Modi by Nitin Gadkari.

What is going viral?

A video is circulating on social media in which it appears that Gadkari, is using the word "Prime Minister" and saying that 'what the Prime Minister is saying goes against democracy.' This two-minute video was shared on Facebook and another platform on October 16, 2023, with the caption: "For the first time, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari's statement against Modi Ji in support of democracy. Our country needs such strong leaders."

The video with the caption "Support leaders who hold socialist views, no matter which party they belong to" was shared by a user named Gyanendra Awasthi on Facebook on October 17. The caption used by this user is similar to the one used by the previous user on the X platform.

India TV did fact check

Upon careful examination of the video, it became evident that both Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Ravi Shankar Prasad appeared much younger than they do today. Furthermore, in the video, Nitin Gadkari can be heard making...



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