An old protest against PM Modi in the Maldives falsely connected to Myanmar

The viral video is old and it shows visuals of an anti-India protests held in Maldives in June 2023. It is unrelated to Myanmar

A video depicting a gathering of demonstrators donning masks resembling PM Modi has circulated widely on social media. The video claims to show a recent protest in Myanmar against Prime Minister Modi. The video shows a rally with protesters wearing masks resembling PM Modi. One individual is seen wearing a garland made of slippers. The words written on the viral video is translated as Garlands of torn clothes and shoes are being paraded on the streets of Myanmar.

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Fact Check- 

By performing a reverse image search on Google with the key frames of the viral video, we were directed to a Scroll report titled “After ‘India Out’ protests, Maldives government issues condemnation.” The report detailed an anti-India demonstration in the Maldives on 29 June, 2023, where protestors wore masks resembling PM Narendra Modi and displayed banners reading “India Out”. 

According to the report, “In its statement, the Maldivian foreign ministry blamed the country’s Opposition parties for the protests. The demonstration did not only provoke hatred but also promote hostility with the objective of tarnishing the country’s long-standing cordial ties with India,”

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So the viral video shows protesters in the Maldives mocking PM Modi; however, these visuals portray an earlier protest and are unrelated to Myanmar. 

Upon further search, we found a Hindustan Times YouTube video from July 2023 featured visuals from the viral video, reporting that the Maldivian government initiated damage control following the “India Out” campaign by the country’s opposition during Eid-Al-Adha.

Further news articles about these protests, in which people mocked PM Modi by donning masks resembling his visage can be read here and here 

Taking account of these evidences, we can conclude that a video from a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Maldives in June 2023 is being circulated without proper context, claiming that it is from Myanmar.

Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo discovered that the video was shared without any proper context. An old video from a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Maldives is being circulated, claiming that it is from Myanmar.