- By Pallavi Mishra
- Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:43 PM (IST)
- Source:JNM
A viral social media video shows former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling himself a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Many users are sharing it, believing it to be genuine.
Vishvas News investigated and found that this claim is false. This video has been edited. In the original video, Kejriwal referred to himself as a devotee of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, not Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
What's Going Viral?
Facebook user DK Gupta shared this video, in which Kejriwal says, (translated from Hindi) "Friends, I don't consider myself just a fan of Modi ji; I am his devotee. I read a lot about him earlier, but when I went to jail, I read his biography many times. Reading about his life is very inspiring. The struggle he faced is immense. Very few people have struggled so much in life. It is inspiring to see where this ordinary man has reached.
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A Threads user named yuvrajsinh.5669 also shared this edited video with the false claim.
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Investigation
To verify the claim, we searched keyframes of this video on Google reverse image search. We found the full video uploaded on the Aam Aadmi Party's official YouTube channel on December 19, 2024. The relevant portion of the viral video can be found at the 2-minute and 56-second mark in this original video. Here, Kejriwal is clearly heard stating he is a fan of B.R. Ambedkar, not PM Modi.
Using keywords search and the time tool, we found a Times Now news report dated December 19, 2024, which also mentions the viral video. Here, it is also stated that Kejriwal called himself a devotee of Ambedkar during his visit to Bhagwan Valmiki Mandir at Mandir Marg.
For further confirmation, we contacted AAP Media Coordinator Vikas Yogi, who verified that the viral post is fake and the video has been edited.
Fact checks regarding the Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal can be read here.
Facebook user DK Gupta, who shared the edited clip, has over 71,000 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News investigated and found that this claim is false. This video has been edited. In the original video, Kejriwal referred to himself as a devotee of Dr BR Ambedkar, not Prime Minister Narendra Modi.