New Delhi, July 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be going live on Instagram every Friday at 8 PM to connect with the youth, as claimed in a viral post, PIB clarified on Sunday.

The viral claim came after Modi's Instagram Reel, posted late on July 23, addressing the Gen Z protestors at Jantar Mantar. In the video, Modi addressed students as "friends", deviating from his usual "mitron".

"More strict actions against paper leaks to come in tomorrow's Cabinet!" he captioned the viral Reel. It set a new online world record, garnering 303 million views within 24 hours and surpassing IShowSpeed's previous record.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that he plans to go live on Instagram every Sunday at 8 PM to interact more di...