Claim
The opposition has resorted to highlighting spelling errors in the award citation to score political points.
“इनफैक्ट दे हैव इवन रिसोर्टेड टू हाईलाइटिंग स्पेलिंग एरर्स इन द साइटेशन टू स्कोर पॉलिटिकल पॉइंट्स”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The verifiable core of the claim is true: the opposition, notably Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, publicly highlighted the spelling/typographical errors ('repubblic', 'Seycheeles') in Modi's Seychelles award citation, and Seychelles itself acknowledged the typo-laden document as an accidentally leaked working draft. The phrases 'resorted to' and 'to score political points' are editorial characterization rather than checkable fact, and they understate that the opposition's critique also targeted the award's authenticity, alleged AI generation, and diplomatic haste — but the factual assertion that the opposition highlighted spelling errors in the citation is accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/opposition-takes-swipe-at-pm-modi-over-seychelles-honour-after-citation-errors/ Reports that Indian opposition leaders (Congress) attacked Modi over the spelling/typographical errors in the Seychelles 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' award citation — confirming the opposition did highlight the citation's spelling errors. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://scroll.in/latest/1093892/social-media-users-question-authenticity-of-seychelles-citation-for-pm-modi-after-spelling-errors Documents the actual errors — 'republic' misspelled as 'repubblic', 'Seychelles' as 'Seycheeles', and 'OPVS' on the seal — that became the object of political criticism. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thewire.in/world/seychelles-says-modis-award-citation-with-typos-was-a-working-draft Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate publicly cited the misspelled name of the Republic of Seychelles as evidence of haste; Seychelles later called the typo-laden citation an accidentally circulated 'working draft.' ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.geo.tv/latest/671547-indian-pm-modi-under-fire-over-engineered-honours-on-overseas-tours Shows the opposition's criticism was broader than spelling — alleging the honour was 'engineered', AI-generated, and tied to Rs 1,500 crore aid — indicating spelling errors were one part, not the whole, of their attack. ✗ unreachable