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The claim

Video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi refusing to accept the idol of Lord Ganesha.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the footage as a clipped segment of a public meeting in Ankola, Karnataka, during Modi’s election campaigning. In the longer video, Modi accepts the Ganesha idol and poses with it for a photograph.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026