Fact Check: Has PM Modi said he will implement Manusmriti by amending the Constitution?

This video shows PM Modi addressing an election rally

A video went viral on social media (here and here) shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public rally on the Constitution, claiming, “I will replace the old constitution with a constitution based on Manusmriti, even Baba Saheb Ambed Baba Saheb Ambedkar himself cannot abolish the old constitution.”

Let’s verify the claims in the post.

claim: Prime Minister Modi said, “I will change the old constitution and work with Manusmriti to create a constitution that even Baba Saheb Ambedkar himself cannot end.”

fact: In the original video, PM Modi said “About the Constitution, you should accept it and remember these words of Modi, even if Babasaheb Ambedkar himself comes, he cannot abrogate the Constitution. Our Constitution It is the Gita, the Ramayana, the Bible and the Quran that serve the government. “

Therefore, the claim made in the post is Incorrect.

While performing a reverse image search using video keyframes, we discovered that images of Prime Minister Modi wearing the same outfit appeared in media articles discussing the speech. We found him delivering this speech on April 12, 2024, at an election rally in Barmer, Rajasthan.

Also, contrary to what was claimed in the viral post, media reports claimed that Prime Minister Modi said that the Constitution is everything to the government and not even Babasaheb Ambedkar can abrogate it.

After further research, we found the full video of the speech on Prime Minister Modi’s official YouTube channel. Prime Minister Modi said in the letter, “About the Constitution, you should accept it and pay attention to Modi’s words that even if Babasaheb Ambedkar himself appears, he cannot abrogate the Constitution. Our Constitution is like The Gita, Ramayana, Bible and Quran of the (BJP) government.”

After making this statement, he started criticizing the manifesto of the Indian Union and the Congress Party. The video was edited from the time period 34:28 to 34:46 and then shared.

To sum up, Prime Minister Modi did not mention amending the Constitution to implement Manusmriti.

(This story was originally published by in fact, and was re-released by NDTV as part of Shakti Collective. )