Fact Check: Arvind Kejriwal Did Not Call Himself A Devotee Of PM Modi, Edited Clip Goes Viral
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.
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Sep 25, 2025 at 01:45 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas Team). A viral social media video featuring former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming to be a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going viral on social media. Many users are sharing it, believing it to be genuine.
Vishvas News investigated and found that this claim is false and the video has been edited. In the original video, Kejriwal referred to himself as a devotee of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, not PM 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.”
An archived version of this post can be read here.
A Threads user named ‘yuvrajsinh.5669’ also shared this edited video with a misleading claim.
An archived version of this post can be read here.
Investigation
To verify the claim, we searched keyframes of this video on Google reverse image search. This led us to the full video on the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) official YouTube channel, uploaded on December 19, 2024. The relevant portion of the viral video can be found at the 2.56-minute mark in this original video. Here, Kejriwal is clearly heard stating he is a fan of Dr Ambedkar, not PM Modi.
Using keyword search and the time tool, we found a Times Now news report dated December 19, 2024, which also mentions the viral video, stating 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 confirmed that the viral post is fake and the video has been edited.
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.
- Claim Review : Arvind Kejriwal Calls Himself A Devotee Of PM Modi
- Claimed By : Facebook user ‘DK Gupta’
- Fact Check : False
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