New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday dismissed social media reports claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had resigned from his post, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) clarifying that no such resignation letter had been issued by him.
The viral posts, widely shared on social media platforms including Facebook, carried a purported copy of a letter bearing the Ashok Chakra emblem and what appeared to be Modi’s signature. The letter claimed that the Prime Minister was resigning, citing “personal and political responsibility”.
Debunking the claim, the PIB’s Fact Check unit said, “No such letter has been issued by the Prime Minister.”
“A letter purportedly signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being circulated on social media. No such letter has been issued by the Prime Minister, nor has it been signed by him,” the PIB said in a social media post.
The fact-checking unit also urged internet users to verify claims through official sources before sharing them online.
The fake resignation letter surfaced days after the PIB debunked doctored videos circulating on social media that purportedly showed Modi making threatening remarks against protesters at Jantar Mantar over the paper leak issue.
“A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing rounds on the internet claiming that he made a statement regarding action on students who participated in the protest across India,” the PIB had said in its statement.
The PIB said the videos were AI-generated and did not reflect the Prime Minister’s actual statements. The government has previously flagged manipulated videos involving Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
The latest fake social media posts emerged amid student protests over alleged paper leaks, with thousands of protesters gathering at Jantar Mantar and demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister. Pradhan resigned from the post last Saturday.