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NOTE DEMONETISATION The video Modi cited as an example of beggars using swipe machines is a joke published two years ago A Whatsapp forward has become the beacon of a shining future. [Video] 5 hours ago Updated 2 hours ago Scroll Staff A Whatsapp forward has been cited as proof of how easily Indians are willing to seize the opportunities of a cashless economic future – by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no less. “I don’t know how far it is true but there is a video going viral on Whatsapp of a beggar being told by a man that though he wanted to help, he does not have change,” Modi said at Bharatiya Janata Party rally in Moradabad on Saturday. “The beggar asks him not to worry and takes out a swipe machine and asks for his debit card.” The crowd burst into peals of encouraging laughter. While Modi said that he couldn’t ascertain whether the video was genuine, he added, “what I mean to say is that Indians do not waste time in accepting change”. As it turns out, the video above is the one going viral on Whatsapp but it was uploaded two years ago, in January 2014, by a YouTube channel called Numerographic. Subjects of their most popular videos include: funny and cute rotweiller compilations, weird tattoos in weird places, and top 10 world’s best nude beaches. In the video, purportedly shot in Hyderabad’s Hitech City, after a woman driver says she does not have change, a beggar brings out a swipe machine. Here is Modi’s speech in full. He starts speaking about the video at the 37-minute mark. [Video] -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
