A graphic purportedly showing Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that only people who vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are citizens of India is circulating widely on social media. Several users have shared the graphic, claiming that Shah made the controversial statement amid the ongoing political debate over alleged voter-list manipulation and electoral irregularities.
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NewsMobile verified the claim and found that it is misleading.
The NM team initiated its verification by running the viral graphic through a reverse image search to trace its source. The search led us to an earlier post published on November 2, 2026, on the official Facebook page of TV9 Bharatvarsh.
The original graphic carried a different statement attributed to Amit Shah. According to the post, Shah had said that only citizens of India have the right to vote. The graphic was related to his address at the BJP’s ‘Save Democracy – Remove Anarchy’ rally in Hyderabad.
A comparison of the original and viral graphics reveals a significant alteration in the text. While the original statement referred to voting rights being restricted to Indian citizens, the manipulated version falsely attributed a politically controversial statement to Shah, suggesting that only BJP voters qualify as Indian citizens.
We further examined the available visual evidence and the inconsistencies between the two graphics. The altered wording changes the entire meaning of the original statement and misrepresents what the Union Home Minister actually said.
Hence, it is evident that the viral graphic has been edited to misrepresent Amit Shah’s statement. He said that only Indian citizens have the right to vote, not that only BJP voters are citizens of India.
