News is circulating on social media that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has apparently unfollowed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

When we checked the following list of Giorgia Meloni on 26th May 2026 8.03 IST, we found that she is not following Narendra Modi. However, it will be difficult to say whether she was following the Indian Prime Minister earlier or not.

There is no publicly available and reliable archive tool or screenshot proving she followed Modi earlier.

Both highly followed political figures were in the news recently. Modi was criticised for his unofficial promotion of a toffee brand after a video showed him gifting the product to the Italian Prime Minister.

Memes regarding friendship between Modi and Meloni is not new, but following the toffee incident, social media platforms were flooded with memes and jokes portraying an unusually close friendship between the two leaders.

it is important to note that political leaders often interact publicly without necessarily following each other on social media platforms. Therefore, the absence of a follow should not automatically be interpreted as a diplomatic signal

What are Netizens saying On Speculations of Meloni Unfollowing Narendra Modi on Instagram?

Most of the netizens have commented that the Italian Prime Minister may not have been following Modi before. Also, many people asked Twitter Chatbot Grok whether the news is true, to which Grok replied

” This is viral social media speculation/memes tied to the recent Modi-Meloni meeting and ‘Melodi’ toffee gift. Their talks were positive—India and Italy upgraded ties to a Special Strategic Partnership with no official statements or credible reports of drama on Instagram. The screenshot simply shows Modi isn’t among Meloni’s very small list of 54 accounts she follows (common for leaders). Relations remain strong.”

As we said earlier, it is hard to cross-check whether the Italian prime minister was following Modi earlier or not.