This should be a top-level comment so that others have a chance to educate themselves and form their opinions better.

There is lot to criticise about Modi like rising unemployment, systemic dismembering of journalism, whataboutism, and so much more!

But twisting the words of his speech (that is more than a decade old now) is just pathetic and immediately makes anyone pedalling that narrative foolish. It is even worse when a journalist does it, since fact checking is paramount.