Old Clip of Uma Bharti Calling PM Modi ‘Vinaash Purush’ Resurfaces

The video is old and dates back to at least 2011, when Bharti was not a part of the BJP.

CLAIM

A video of BJP leader Uma Bharti calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'vinaash purush' is doing the rounds on social media.

In the two minute-long video, Bharti can be heard saying Modi had lied about development in Gujarat, adding that the state had become "fear-stricken."

The video has been widely shared by several accounts on social media over the past few days, including Madhya Pradesh Congress' official Twitter handle.

उमा भारती के अनुसार -

-मोदी का हिंदुत्व ढोंग है।
-मोदी ने गुजरात को भयभीत प्रदेश बना दिया।
-निर्दोष हिंदुओं के लिये कुछ नही किया।
-नरेन्द्र मोदी विकास पुरूष नही, विनाश पुरूष हैं।

उमा भारती जी,
क्या अब मंत्रीपद ने आपके विचारों की स्वतंत्रता का अपहरण कर लिया..? pic.twitter.com/kTLHiKOyP4

— MP Congress (@INCMP) March 16, 2019

Posted by Achhe Din Aa Gaye. . on Monday, February 2, 2015

झांसी से सांसद उमा भारती ने अब ये क्या कह दिया, कि मोदी जी विकास पुरुष नहीं बल्कि विनाश पुरुष हैं। 2019 के चुनाव में...

Posted by Er Vikash Baboo on Tuesday, April 2, 2019

TRUE OR FALSE

The video, while not doctored in any manner, is old and has now resurfaced.

According to an NDTV report from 2014, the video was released by the Congress on 17 April 2014, and was then a three-year-old video – dating back to about 2011, when Bharti was not with the BJP.

Bharti had then filed a complaint with the Election Commission against the Congress for "misusing an old statement." Speaking to the channel, Bharti had then also admitted that she had made the comments after she was expelled from the party.

Bharti had been expelled from BJP in 2005 after a public spat with veteran LK Advani, and had rejoined the saffron party in 2011.

Meanwhile, this video has gone viral over time with the same claim.

मोदी विकास पुरुष नहीं विनाश पुरुष है- उमा भारती

Posted by Rahul Kamble on Friday, April 18, 2014

मोदी विकास पुरुष नहीं विनाश पुरुष है- उमा भारती।

Posted by सत्ता के गलियारों से on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

नरेंद्र मोदी विकास पुरुष नहीं विनाश पुरुष हैं। .... उमा भारती

Posted by Neeraj Jain on Saturday, July 25, 2015

WHAT ARE BHARTI'S PLANS FOR 2019?

Bharti, on 16 March, announced that she will not be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Taking to Twitter, she announced in a series of tweets that she had written to party president Amit Shah in this regard.

प्रिय मित्र, जैसा कि मैंने पूर्व में घोषित भी किया था, उसी को पुन: दोहराते हुए अपनी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्रीमान @AmitShah जी को पत्र लिखकर चुनाव नहीं लड़ने का अनुरोध दोहराया है, ताकि पार्टी आधिकारिक तौर पर इसकी घोषणा कर दे।

— Chowkidar Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) March 16, 2019

She added that while she will not be contesting, she will campagin for the party when required and will be involved in politics for life.

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