Fact Check: Modi didn't talk about changing India's Constitution according to Manusmriti

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A video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public gathering about the Constitution is circulating on social media with a claim that he said,I will replace the old constitution with one based on Manusmriti, which not even Baba Saheb Ambedkar himself could abolish.Its a fake video aimed at misleading voters...

On performing a reverse image search using the keyframes of the video, we found news reports featuring an image of Modi in the same attire (hereandhere) discussing this speech..

We found that Modi delivered this speech at an election rally in Rajasthans Barmer on 12 April 2024..

Furthermore, contrary to the claim made in the viral post, media reports confirmed that Modi said the Constitution is everything to the government, and even Babasaheb Ambedkar cannot abolish it...

In it, the PM stated,Regarding the Constitution, you should accept it, and take note of these words of Modi, even if Babasaheb Ambedkar himself were to appear, he wouldnt be able to abolish the Constitution..