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Oops! The Modi Propaganda Video Playing In Theatres Has Visuals Of Everything That's Not Indian

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There's no doubt over Pahlaj Nihalani's love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the Central Board Of Film Certification chief made 'Har Ghar Modi', for the Prime Minister, he has now come out with a new video called 'Mera Desh Hai Mahaan, Mera Desh Hai Jawaan'.

Besides being available on YouTube, this five-and-a-half-minute music video — a paean to Modi and the policies he has instituted as PM — is reportedly playing in several cinemas at the interval point of Sooraj Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, which released on Thursday.

ALSO READ: This Modi Propaganda Video Is Playing Along With 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' At Many Cinemas

So, while the video is about Modi's achievements in his tenure so far, it basically shows some photoshopped visuals in which the Prime Minister cannot really take any pride in. Well, because it has got nothing to do with India.

HAHAHA. Just saw the Nahilani Modi video. Has anyone made a list of all the things in it that's not Indian? Because I have one.
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

Here are 11 things that are NOT Indian in that video, thanks to Sandhya Ramesh on Twitter.

1.

That's expressway construction in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/S7gC0cso7E
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

2.

That's the US Air Force's Tomcat. pic.twitter.com/pg2GgssnTM
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

3.

That's Moscow's International Business Centre. pic.twitter.com/FA2RxVLFtg
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

4.

That's Japan's HTV-3 exiting the ISS. pic.twitter.com/bTXNICpOiA
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

5.

That's NASA's Atlantis space shuttle with the NASA logo photoshopped out. pic.twitter.com/fSBjyFPKYW
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

6.

That's Tour de France 😳 pic.twitter.com/Z6yF67X1wF
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

7.

That's most std ever stock photo of "solar panels & wind turbines" from California. I mean even *i* have used this. pic.twitter.com/FSEjLBhGTn
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

8.

That's the International Space Station, FFS. You can't point at it, put a lion on it, & say "Yeh kamal hai Modi ka." pic.twitter.com/ThpQg5kpTf
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

9.

That's the Discovery shuttle. At least find stuff people can't recognise on sight. pic.twitter.com/g4hP3RdndY
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

10.

And I think that's INS Vikramaditya, but that flag... pic.twitter.com/nBxbr5pixs
— Sandy (@sandygrains) November 15, 2015

Following @sandygrains, others on Twitter and YouTube have started pointing out other things that are not Indian in the video.

11.

Let me point out a few more. That muscular chap is wearing a NYC themed banian. This place is the VLA in New Mexico pic.twitter.com/Ra16biRLZG
— Ashok (@krishashok) November 15, 2015

Can you spot any other errors? Do let us know in the comments section.

Maybe next time Nihalani will do a some research and a better photoshop job.

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