‘Habitual Liars’: PM Targets Congress and Left in Fiery Speech Over Kerala Story, Dhurandhar False Claims

PM Modi used a Tiruvalla rally to stress the safety of Indian migrants in Gulf countries and Iran, while defending central laws and criticising opposition narratives as misleading about West Asia and domestic reforms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally in Tiruvalla, Kerala, to accuse the Congress and the Left of running a "factory of lies" and of endangering Indian migrants in West Asia, while also defending recent laws and films that Opposition parties had earlier dismissed as false or divisive.

PM Modi told the crowd that the safety of Indian citizens working in Gulf countries and Iran, including many from Kerala, remained his primary concern, stressing that the government was already bringing workers home and staying in touch with authorities in the conflict-hit region.

PM Modi attacks Congress and Left over Gulf migrants and 'factory of lies'

Focusing on Indians in West Asia, PM Modi alleged that remarks by Congress leaders about tensions in the region were "provocative" and risked escalating problems for around one crore Indian migrants living in Gulf countries and Iran, including large numbers of fishermen from coastal states who depend on those jobs.

He argued that Congress criticism of him had crossed a line, saying, "To win elections, to hurl abuses at Modi, the Congress is ready to sit back and put the lives of 1 crore migrants in jeopardy," and urged the party to apologise to people in Kerala for what was described as self-centred politics.

PM Modi claimed that Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, Goa, Kerala, Telangana and Puducherry working in Iran faced particular danger, but stated that central agencies were coordinating rescue efforts and that hundreds of workers had already been brought back to India safely, adding, "Their lives are precious to us," during the speech.

PM Modi says Congress wants West Asia to see India as enemy

Linking domestic politics with diplomacy, the Prime Minister alleged that Congress statements were designed to sour India’s relations with West Asian nations, declaring, "The Congress wants the West Asian countries to consider India as their enemy, that we should make some mistake here, give some statement like that, and trouble befalls Indians living in the Gulf countries, so the Congress is giving statements that anger the Gulf countries," during his address.

PM Modi added that electoral rivalry had limits, saying, "I want to tell the people of Congress, LDF, UDF that politics has its place, elections will come and go, but for me, the safety of the lakhs of Keralites there is the priority, and I am committed to that." He said national interests would guide the government’s actions.

Referring to the war in the region without naming specific countries, PM Modi underlined continuing diplomatic outreach, stating, "In these circumstances of war, I understand your concern. Therefore, I am in constant contact with the leaders of the Gulf countries, we are continuously talking with the governments there," while promising to monitor the evolving situation.

PM Modi defends government support for Indians abroad and attacks Congress, Left narratives

Seeking to reassure families in Kerala and other states, PM Modi said that assistance would continue despite the conflict, telling the gathering, "I assure all of you family members that your son, your daughter, your relatives, even if they are far from you, are not alone; the Government of India is with every Indian living in those countries." He emphasised that official channels remained open.

Shifting to internal politics, PM Modi alleged that both the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front routinely spread misinformation about central legislation and cultural issues. He said they were misleading people on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, the Uniform Civil Code and the Citizenship Amendment Act to create fear among sections of society.

He accused both alliances of routinely dismissing films that aligned with the BJP’s narratives. At the Tiruvalla event, he said, "The LDF and UDF have become pros at lying. They said Kerala Story is a lie, they said Kashmir Files is a lie, they said Dhurandhar is a lie." He argued that these reactions showed a pattern of rejecting anything that challenged their stance.

PM Modi links 'factory of lies' charge to FCRA, UCC, CAA debates

PM Modi expanded this claim by directly attacking the Opposition’s stand on recent legal changes, saying the Congress and the Left had become a "factory of lies," and adding, "These days, they are spreading lies about the FCRA and UCC. Goa has had a UCC for decades, but they are spreading lies about it. They also did the same with the CAA. They are in the business of spreading lies," while accusing them of causing needless panic.

The Prime Minister insisted that these campaigns against the FCRA amendments, the UCC and the CAA were intended to inflame public sentiment rather than inform people about the legal provisions, suggesting that ordinary citizens in Kerala were being used as instruments in a broader power struggle between rival Opposition blocs.

PM Modi calls Congress and Left 'two sides of same coin' in Kerala politics

Addressing the rivalry between the LDF and UDF, PM Modi said both groupings kept accusing each other of working with the Bharatiya Janata Party, while treating the BJP as the main challenger in Kerala, and likened their frequent clashes to staged fights, similar to televised wrestling entertainment, designed to hide what he described as a deeper understanding between them.

He argued that the Congress-led and Left-led fronts functioned as partners on core issues, despite their public disagreements, describing them as "two sides of the same coin" in state politics, and alleging that this informal cooperation explained why both continuously attacked the BJP while avoiding deeper scrutiny of each other’s decisions.

On the Sabarimala temple controversy, PM Modi alleged that leaders from both alliances had harmed the shrine’s reputation during a dispute over missing gold, claiming that the LDF and UDF had together damaged the image of the pilgrimage centre and that Sabarimala had "now become a target of their loot" because of political interference.

PM Modi asserted that if the National Democratic Alliance came to power in Kerala, both the LDF and UDF would face action over the Sabarimala matter and other alleged irregularities, reiterating earlier claims that dishonesty had become normal for them on topics ranging from the FCRA and CAA to films such as Kashmir Files and Kerala Story.

The speech in Tiruvalla combined criticism of the Congress and the Left with reassurances about government support for migrants in Gulf countries and Iran, as PM Modi repeated his "factory of lies" charge while presenting the BJP and the wider NDA as determined to protect Keralites abroad and pursue accountability over issues like Sabarimala within the state.