Did Priyanka Gandhi Accuse PM Modi Of ‘Playing Victim’ Over Derogatory Remarks Against His Mother?

A video has gone viral on social media, claiming to show Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi “mocking” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accusing him of playing the “victim card,” after a youth allegedly made derogatory remarks about his late mother during the Rahul Gandhi-led Voter Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga, Bihar.

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• A report by The Economic Times (November 15, 2023) featured the same video, confirming that it predates the current controversy.
  
• ANI  (November 15, 2023) also reported that Priyanka Gandhi made the comments during her rally in Datia, Madhya Pradesh. 
  
• The full speech, live-streamed on the Congress party’s official YouTube channel on November 15, 2023, shows Priyanka Gandhi making the now-viral remarks around the 22-minute mark, after references to other BJP leaders
  

• She said, “…Understand one thing, all their (BJP) ministers are very peculiar.” Gandhi then took a dig at Jyotiraditya Scindia, Amit Shah, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan before moving on to the now-viral comment about PM Modi. After this, she added, “keeping the jokes aside,” and shifted her focus to drawing a comparison between the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh and the then-Congress government in neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

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Priyanka Gandhi’s remarks about PM Modi were made in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, in November 2023, and had no connection to the derogatory remarks against his mother during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. 

Q1. Did Priyanka Gandhi accuse PM Modi of playing victim after derogatory remarks against his mother during Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar?
No. The viral clip is from Madhya Pradesh in November 2023, unrelated to the Bihar incident.

Q2. Where and when was the original video recorded?
 It was recorded during Priyanka Gandhi’s rally in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, on November 15, 2023.

Q3. Why is the video being shared in connection with Bihar?
 It is being misattributed to link Priyanka Gandhi’s old comments to the recent controversy. 

Q4. What did Priyanka Gandhi actually say in that rally?
 She criticised BJP leaders, including PM Modi, and suggested he often played the “victim card.”

Q5. How can such misinformation be identified?
Checking media archives, official YouTube streams, and timestamps helps confirm the real context of viral clips.

Sources
Report By The Economic Times, November 15, 2023
Report By ANI, Dated November 15, 2023
YouTube Video By Congress, Dated November 15, 2023