“The Prime Minister of India has special immunity from civil or criminal proceedings while in office.”
What FACTLY found
The Prime Minister of India does not enjoy any special immunity from civil or criminal proceedings while in office. Only the President and the Governors are granted constitutional immunity under Article 361 of the Constitution. On 25 June 1975, a National Emergency was declared in India. During this period, Indira Gandhi’s government passed the 39th Constitutional Amendment, which placed the elections of the Prime Minister and the Speaker outside the scope of judicial review by inserting a ne...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 November 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 November 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/761610843563473
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.