This video shows Howdy Modi program held in Houston, USA in the year 2019. It has nothing to do with PM’s recent US visit.
A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with several people on stage has gone viral with a claim that the audience was hurling abuses at PM Modi during his recent visit to the United States.
The video shows P M Modi standing on the stage and a crowd of thousands of people is also visible in it. In the video we can hear some people allegedly abusing Prime Minister Modi. The caption states “Whatever happened in America, I strongly condemn it.”
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We found the same video uploaded by a Facebook user named Gaurav Singh on 24 September 2021.The caption mentioned that PM Modi was welcomed in a grand fashion in America. The video was 30 seconds-long and showed audience members raising “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Vande Matram” slogans.
In further search we found a video on the official YouTube channel of PMO India which showed images similar to the viral video. This video was found to have aired on 22 September 2019. The caption reads, “PM Modi and President Trump attend ‘Howdy Modi’ – Indian community event in Houston, USA | PMO”. In this video you can see pictures similar to the video going viral from 1.43.30 to 1.43.50. In this you will see that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting all the people standing on the stage to welcome him.
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