Claim
The Prime Minister's haters are not sparing even a 15-month-old child (Sunil Shetty's granddaughter).
“व्हाट्स डिसहार्टनिंग इज दैट प्राइम मिनिस्टरर्स बेटर्स आंट इवन गिविंग 15 मंथ ओल्ड चाइल्ड इज नॉट बीइंग स्पर्ड।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The underlying factual core is verifiable: in late June 2026 Suniel Shetty said his ~15-month-old granddaughter (Evaarah, daughter of Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul) 'worships' PM Modi, and the resulting online storm did drag the toddler into the row, with the child and Shetty both reported as facing continued backlash. The anchor's characterization of critics as 'the PM's haters' is partisan framing, but the checkable factual assertion — that a 15-month-old child was pulled into and not spared from the online backlash — is supported by multiple contemporaneous reports. Note that a large share of the reaction was people objecting to the child being dragged in ('spare the kid') rather than attacking the child herself, which qualifies but does not overturn the claim's accuracy.
Evidence
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/2-days-after-pro-modi-remark-suniel-shetty-and-his-15-month-old-granddaughter-continue-to-face-online-backlash/ The Tribune reports that Suniel Shetty AND his 15-month-old granddaughter (Evaarah) continued to face online backlash days after his pro-Modi remark, confirming the child was drawn into the trolling. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-viral-video-suniel-shetty-gets-brutally-trolled-for-saying-his-granddaughter-worships-pm-narendra-modi-so-disgusting-to-drag-15-month-old-baby-3214649 DNA India documents the viral controversy and quotes users reacting 'so disgusting to drag 15-month-old baby,' establishing that the toddler was central to the online storm following Shetty's Modi comment. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.indiablooms.com/showbiz/my-15-month-old-granddaughter-worships-modi-suniel-shettys-remark-triggers-social-media-storm/details Indiablooms confirms Shetty's remark that his 15-month-old granddaughter recognises and offers laddoo to Modi's photo triggered a social-media storm in late June 2026, matching the broadcast timeframe. ✓ reachable · archived