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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not delivering an address to the nation on Friday, as rumoured on social media, according to a clarification made by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The news circulating on social media is fake, and is based on a morphed image of an official announcement, the fact check unit of PIB said.

"In a post circulating on social media, it is being claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 6 PM on October 31, 2025," the social media handle of PIB Fact Check tweeted.

This image is "fake, and there is "no such announcement" by the prime minister lined up, it clarified.

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