Did Bansuri Swaraj leave the stage middle of singing the national anthem? – Know the truth

This video is incomplete. Bansuri Swaraj did not leave the stage. She asked the audience to sing the national anthem in unison, then resumed singing.

A video of BJP leader and MP from New Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj, is going viral on social media. The video purports to show her leaving the stage during the playing of the national anthem. The users who share the video claimed that Bansuri Swaraj disrespected the national anthem.

The caption of the video states, “This is the true face of BJP’s patriotism!! This is BJP leader Banshuri, she was laughing during the national anthem and walked out midway”.

This is the true face of BJP's patriotism !!

This is BJP leader Banshuri, she was laughing during the national anthem and walked out midway#VoteChorGaddiChhod#ElectionCommission#SharadRitu #VoteChori pic.twitter.com/EddQPb3oGO

— Taj INDIA (@taj_india007) September 19, 2025

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Fact Check-

We started our investigation with keyword and reverse image search on Google and we found a longer version of the video, spanning 1 minute and 17 seconds and posted by BJP politician Tajinder Bagga, clearly indicates that when the national anthem was being performed, there was a lack of coordination between those on stage and the audience. After that, Bansuri Swaraj called on them to maintain decorum and sing the anthem properly. Following her appeal, everyone, including Swaraj, began singing the anthem again.

पप्पू पुत्रों और पुत्रियों द्वारा सांसद @BansuriSwaraj जी का सोशल मीडिया पर अधूरा वीडियो फैलाया जा रहा है। सच्चाई ये है कि उन्होंने आग्रह किया था कि राष्ट्रगान पूरा और सही ढंग से गाया जाए। यह पूरा वीडियो है जहाँ पूरे गर्व और सम्मान के साथ राष्ट्रगान गाया गया । pic.twitter.com/xrS9f625pW

— Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) September 17, 2025

As a misleading incomplete video went viral on social media, Bansuri Swaraj herself addressed the controversy on her Twitter account on 17 September 2025. The tweet reads, “An incomplete video is being circulated on social media. The truth is that I had insisted that the national anthem be sung in full and correctly. This is the complete video where we sang the full national anthem with pride and respect”.

सोशल मीडिया पर अधूरा वीडियो फैलाया जा रहा है। सच्चाई ये है कि मैंने आग्रह किया था कि राष्ट्रगान पूरा और सही ढंग से गाया जाए। यह पूरा वीडियो है जहाँ हमने गर्व और सम्मान के साथ पूरा राष्ट्रगान गाया। 🇮🇳@BJP4India @BJP4Delhi pic.twitter.com/SQ7nmFuwW4

— Bansuri Swaraj (@BansuriSwaraj) September 17, 2025

Further investigation revealed that this video was from the Yuva Shankhnaad event organized by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha at the convention hall in Bihar’s Bodhgaya on 13 September.

So, it is evident that an incomplete video of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj falsely shared with the claim that she disrespected the National Anthem.

Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. This video is incomplete. Bansuri Swaraj did not leave the stage. She asked the audience to sing the national anthem in unison, then resumed singing.