In the din of social media outrage, a new music video titled “Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai," released by T-Series, now becomes the latest battleground for India’s vitriolic socio-political discourse on X. Featuring actors Varun Dhawan, Rajkummar Rao, Arshad Warsi, and Vikrant Massey, the song celebrates the feats of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — a catchy tune composed by Meet Bros with lyrics by Nadaan, clocking in at under three minutes. Yet, instead of being dismissed as mere entertainment or propaganda — depending on one’s lens — it has ignited a firestorm of backlash, with netizens vowing to boycott the actors’ upcoming projects like Border 2, Toaster, Bhagwat Chapter One: Raakshas, and Romeo.

The Telegraph India reported this as actors “drawing flak," painting a picture of widespread public discontent. But let’s peel back the layers: this isn’t organic public ire. The public, by and large, is preoccupied with mundane lives or distracted by political gimmicks that ensure captivation. Yet, a new breed has risen since the inception of the Modi sarkar — one that engulfs popular sentiment, vitiates the milieu, and acts as a pressure group demanding radical, unjustified changes while believing it controls the narrative with its colossal following. These are the self-anointed gatekeepers — X influencers and pontiffs carving cosy echo chambers — who decry being tagged “RW trolls" while unleashing their own brand of vitriol. These so-called Indic supporters, often tweeting for money, lack basic diligence, rendering their cause incorrigible.

Equally culpable are their leftist counterparts, both sides indulging in extravagant displays of idiocy, labelling actors as turncoats while ignoring a basic law of evolution: people change; only the dead don’t. The narrative peddled by outlets like The Telegraph India and echoed on Instagram and X frames the actors as sellouts, with comments branding them “spineless," “shameless," and “clowns." One X user quipped, “Spine: 00% || Clownery: 100%," while another lamented, “Once celebrated for independent voices, now called regime mouthpieces." DNA India called the trolling “brutal," with netizens declaring they “won’t be watching your film." NewsX and Buzzpedia piled on, highlighting boycott calls and accusing the video of “political propaganda." These gatekeepers — left and right alike — champion “freedom........

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