Cropped Video Revived As PM Modi Admitted To Stealing In Childhood

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A cropped video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi admitting to stealing as a child is being shared on social media. In the video, Modi can be heard saying, "When I used to steal smaller things, if my mother had stopped me then, today I would not have become such a big thief." The video was shared on Instagram by INC Maharashtra with the caption, "See BJP's 'Chanda Mama' himself narrates his and his party's exploits!" Additionally, the video displays the names of at least seven companies purportedly involved in purchasing electoral bonds, correlating them with the dates of raids conducted between May 2019 and January 2024.