Collab You Didn't Expect: 'The Avengers' X Indian Politics. And It Starts With 'Tell Modi...' Video
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who stays updated with Gen Z terms, too has referred to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on stage.
The video is morphed. The original is a promotional clip for *The New Avengers that shows American actor Sebastian Stan changing posters.
A video of a man, in a foreign country, replacing ' go tell Modi" poster with 'I told Modi" banner has been going viral on social media. One of the X users who shared the 10-second clip has received over one lakh views, more than 54,000 likes and 9,300 reshares. While many have flooded the comments section with praise for the Indian government for avenging the Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor, some others pointed out that the video is morphed. So, what's the original video?
The original video is of American actor Sebastian Stan, who has long portrayed James 'Bucky" Buchanan Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic universe as early as films like Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In a video tweeted by Marvel Studios in May, the actor was seen replacing a poster for the latest Marvel installment film Thunderbolts*, directed by Jake Schreier, at a bus stop.
This is, however, not the first time that 'Avengers' have surfaced in Indian politics. Yes, as popular as it is among Marvel fans, netas too seem to be fond of it. In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who stays updated with Gen Z terms, too has referred to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on stage.
'The Avengers' & Indian Politics
• At an event by a new organisation in 2019, PM Modi was shown a clipping where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was accusing the prime minister of 'snatching" large portions of land from the poor and 'giving it to businessmen". In response, Modi said that Gandhi, perhaps, has stumbled upon 'The Avengers' script. '…I've got to know that people from different planets are part of this Universe…For the script, the writer may be trying to assess the size of the each planet. The size estimate is likely to have fallen in his bag." The answer left the audience laughing.
Modi Used Avengers Example to slammed Rahul Gandhi 😂😂 #DeshKiPasandModi pic.twitter.com/4OGYmb3Zfn — Amit Kumar Sindhi (@AMIT_GUJJU) May 4, 2019
• The 'world of adventure", however, has never inspired PM Narendra Modi personally. A news anchor asked him before elections if he would want a tenure like 'Sholay' — a classic that cannot be remade or 'The Avengers' — a superhero film that is released after every couple of years with a new plot. The prime minister replied that politics is more real. 'It has to be built on firm ground, with true intent; and should be a one that gives you true results," PM Modi said.
#ModiOnZee: When asked PM if he'd want to be a one-time hit like 'Sholay' or a multiple-sequel hit like 'Avengers'. See, here's what PM @narendramodi has to say… @sudhirchaudhary pic.twitter.com/pBjGG8SYNQ — Zee News English (@ZeeNewsEnglish) May 10, 2019
• BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had once compared PM Modi to the superheros. Posting a picture of the prime minister with characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Surya wrote, 'Energy better than Hulk. Agility better than Captain America. Heavy lifting better than Thor. Vision better than Iron man. Tactics better than Black Widow. Narendra Modi – Real hero, with the fictional ones."
Energy better than Hulk. Agility better than Captain America. Heavy lifting better than Thor. Vision better than Iron man. Tactics better than Black Widow.Narendra Modi – Real hero, with the fictional ones.
PS: Thank your Gods, @kunalkamra88. It's Modi and not Mamata Di. 😉 pic.twitter.com/HKDFkqAfuf
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) May 12, 2019
• Not just Surya, netizens too keep comparing Narendra Modi to superheros from 'The Avengers'.
#AvengersEndame Spoiler Alert:Thanos vs Avengers is basically Modi vs Opposition. Battling out to fix the wrong which has been already unleashed upon The India.
— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) April 26, 2019
MODI IS THE NEW IRON MAN. And Indira is not even close! pic.twitter.com/kWFtcp5GxP
— Loomi Pema Modgil (@LoomiModgil) May 12, 2025
What Is 'Go Tell Modi' Poster: The animation surfaced on social media after Operation Sindoor. The netizens recalled what terrorists had told a Pahalgam attack survivor. A survivor from Karnataka had recounted that a terrorist shot dead her husband for 'following Hindu religion", and told her to tell about this to PM Modi. After Operation Sindoor that eliminated nine terror camps in Pakistan, netizens shared the two images in 'before-after' format to signal that the April 22 attack was avenged.
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