120 countries did not pass resolution asking Modi to lead them or be their voice as claimed by Devendra Fadnavis.
Claim
The heads or prime ministers of 120 countries passed a resolution asking PM Modi to lead them. They asked him to become their voice on the global front. This is the recognition our country’s leader has received – Devendra Fadnavis.
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Explanation
Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra mentioned in a rally that our country’s leader Modi received recognition as the heads or prime ministers of 120 countries passed a resolution asking PM Modi to lead them. He also mentioned that they asked him to become their voice on the global front.
What is the truth?
When searching with relevant keywords, we found articles from NDTV, The Print, Economic Times and other media houses reporting on the speech of Devendra Fadnavis. The news articles mention that he said, “The heads or prime ministers of 120 countries passed a resolution asking PM Modi to lead them. They asked him to become their voice on the global front. This is the recognition our country’s leader has received” when he was speaking at a BJP rally in Thane district. However, the article mentioned that Fadnavis did not provide details about the resolution or the nations involved.
The articles that we referred to, further mentioned that incidentally, India hosted a two-day summit “Voice of the Global South Summit” in January 2023 in which 120 developing counties participated. The summit was inaugurated by PM Modi on 12, January 2023.
A total of 125 nations participated, including 29 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean, 47 countries from Africa, 7 countries from Europe, 31 countries from Asia, and 11 countries from Oceania. In the summit, Narendra Modi assured that India’s presidency of G-20 would be used to amplify the voice of the Global South. The summit has also placed India as the leader of the Global South-an area that was ignored in the past, reported Times of India.
The Hindu reported that the Government’s summit for developing nations, called the “Voice of the Global South Summit”, as its first big leadership-level G20 event, is an extremely important signal. The article also reported on the participation of 125 countries in the summit.
However, none of the articles that we referred to mentions that the leaders or Prime Ministers of 120 or 125 countries that participated in the Voice of Global South Summit passed a resolution asking Modi to lead them and to be their voice on the global front. Leaving the Voice of Global South summit, we also searched for other news articles and videos to know if any such resolution is passed by 120 countries, and ended up finding none.
Conclusion
It is found that the claim made by Devendra Fadnavis that 120 countries passed a resolution asking Modi to lead them and be their voice on the global front is not true. India hosted the ‘Voice of Global South Summit’ in January 2023 in which 120 countries participated, but no such resolution was made.
