{"id":14529,"date":"2026-08-20T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14529"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:56:19","slug":"watch-modi-chalisa-at-press-club-of-india-sparks-row-act-draws-clarification-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14529","title":{"rendered":"Watch: \u2018Modi Chalisa\u2019 at Press Club of India sparks row; act draws clarification | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133375364,imgsize-3431407,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-press-club-of-india-confirmed-that-the-event-featuring-an-aarti-for-a-prime-minister-narendra-modi-statue-was-not-sanctioned-by-them.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: \u2018Modi Chalisa\u2019 at Press Club of India sparks row; act draws clarification\" title=\"The Press Club of India confirmed that the event featuring an aarti for a Prime Minister Narendra Modi statue was not sanctioned by them\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Press Club of India confirmed that the event featuring an aarti for a Prime Minister Narendra Modi statue was not sanctioned by them\">The Press Club of India confirmed that the event featuring an aarti for a Prime Minister Narendra Modi statue was not sanctioned by them<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A group of people performed an aarti in front of a statue of Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> and recited the \u2018Modi Chalisa\u2019 at the Press Club of India premises in Central Delhi on Thursday, with videos of the event showing chants of \u2018Jai-Jai Modi\u2019.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The videos and photographs of the event circulated on social media, prompting the Press Club of India to clarify that it had not organised the programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The event was held in a hall at the Press Club that had been hired by an organisation for a press conference, the club said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>In a post on X, the Press Club of India said the organisation allegedly violated the terms under which the premises had been rented and that club authorities intervened and stopped the event.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cThe Press Club of India has noticed that a photo\/video of an event held at its premises earlier today, is circulating on social media. It is hereby clarified that the Club had not organised the event,\u201d the club said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cThe hall was hired for the purpose of holding a press conference by an organization but when terms for renting out the place were violated by it, the Club authorities immediately intervened and it was stopped,\u201d it added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/watch-modi-chalisa-at-press-club-of-india-sparks-row-act-draws-clarification\/articleshow\/133374419.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Press Club of India confirmed that the event featuring an aarti for a Prime Minister Narendra Modi statue was not sanctioned by them NEW DELHI: A group of people performed an aarti in front of a statue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and recited the \u2018Modi Chalisa\u2019 at the Press Club of India premises 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