Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the makers of Sabarmati Report, which focuses on the events leading up to the Godhra train tragedy in 2002, for helping dispel ‘fake narratives’. He took to social media to praise the makers of the movie for bringing the truth to the fore.

Modi’s praise for the movie came through a repost of a tweet originally shared by Alok Bhatt, who praised the film in his post. “Well said," the PM commented on the X user’s original post. “It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in a way common people can see it. A fake narrative can persist only for a limited period of time. Eventually, the facts will always come out!" he further added.

Starring Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna, and Ridhi Dogra, the Sabarmati Report is a drama-thriller movie centred on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat, which claimed 59 lives and led to riots in several parts of Gujarat.

The film, directed by Dheeraj Sarna and starring Vikrant Massey, released on November 15. The X user, in his short review, said that the makers handled the issue with a lot of sensitivity and dignity. He also claimed that the incident was politicised by a "vested interest group" which used it as an opportunity to "tarnish the image of one leader".

The Godhra train fire and the subsequent Gujarat riots remain a defining moment in India’s modern history, marked by intense communal strife and significant socio-political repercussions.