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Modi Never Said He Begged For 40 Years Fact Check

“did modiji say tht he begged for 40 years”
False claim
Confidence: High Checked on May 20, 2026

Summary

There is no credible report or statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicating that he said he “begged for 40 years.” Major news outlets and official sources do not contain such a remark, indicating the claim is unfounded.

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pib.gov.in
  • Prime Minister's Content | PIB

    साइट को राष्ट्रीय सूचना विज्ञान केन्द्र (एनआईसी) द्वारा होस्ट किया जाता है । इस पर सूचनाएं प्रेस सूचना ब्यूरो "ए" ...

pmindia.gov.in
  • Prime Minister of India

    Our Mantra should be: ‘Beta Beti, Ek Samaan’ "Let us celebrate the birth of the girl child. We should be equally proud of our daughters. I urge you to sow five plants when your daughter is born to celebrate the occasion." -PM Narendra Modi to citizens of his adopted village Jayapur.

bbc.com
  • Helle Lyng: Norwegian journalist's question to Indian PM Modi sparks online backlash

    Lyng later shared a video of the exchange on X, along with posts raising concerns about press freedom and human rights in India. Other videos showed her trying to ask Modi a follow-up question before officials stopped her. Later, the Indian embassy in Norway shared Lyng's post on X and invited her to an evening press briefing, saying she was "most welcome" to ask her questions there.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Narendra Modi - Wikipedia

    Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the member of parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

organiser.org
aljazeera.com
wsws.org
newsable.asianetnews.com
indiatoday.in

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