Fact Check: PM Modi threatens Bangladesh during Rashtra Prerna Sthal event? No, video is AI-manipulated
A video claiming to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi issuing threats to Bangladesh during the inauguration of Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow is going viral on social media platforms.
By - M Ramesh Naik
Claim:The video shows PM Modi saying, “Bangladesh should forget that Pakistan would help them if India initiates an onslaught. We know the extremist Field Marshal of Pakistan & we know how to hurt him too. Bangladesh should not forget our favours of 1971.”
Fact:The claim is false. The full speech of PM Modi at the event does not contain any such remarks. The clip is AI-manipulated.
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on December 25, 2025, on the occasion of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth centenary.
The clip was shared in an X post by a user with the caption, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering a speech during the inauguration of the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow,” and has garnered thousands of views.(Archive)
Fact Check
Through a keyword search, NewsMeter traced the original video and its transcript to the official website of the Prime Minister's Office (pmindia.gov.in). The full transcript titled “PM’s address during the inauguration of Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow” was uploaded on December 25, 2025.
The speech focused on tributes to national leaders, welfare schemes like Antyodaya and social security expansions, infrastructure developments such as rural roads and defense corridors, and criticisms of past dynastic politics. Key quotes included praises for abrogation of Article 370 and calls for a 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India).
A similar unedited version of the video is also available on YouTube channel of Narendra Modi, confirming that the original content contains no references to Bangladesh or any threats.
