Bihar Congress posts AI video mocking PM Modi's mother; BJP leaders seek action

Bihar Congress has sparked a political storm after posting an AI-generated video on X that appears to show characters resembling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi, in a staged, dream-like exchange. The 36-second clip, marked “AI GENERATED,” has been widely shared online and is being seen by the BJP as a personal attack ahead of the Bihar elections.

BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agrawal condemned the video, calling it a new low in politics. “Prime Minister Modi has always kept politics separate from family life. It is painful that the Congress first abused the prime minister’s mother and is now using deepfake technology to mislead the country and insult all mothers,” he said, adding that he would take the matter to the Election Commission.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also lashed out at the Congress on X, saying the party had “crossed all limits” with the video. “Far from remorse for abusing PM’s mother, Congress justified and defended the accused with lies. This party has become ‘Gaaliwadi’ instead of Gandhiwadi,” he posted, calling the clip “disgusting” and “shameful.”

The Congress video, captioned “Ma appears in sahab’s dreams,” comes amid an already heated political climate in Bihar. The BJP has demanded an apology and action against those responsible for posting the video, describing it as a calculated insult aimed at hurting sentiments ahead of polls.

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