Bihar Congress Posts AI-Generated Video of PM Modi's Late Mother

What happened

Bihar Congress posted a 35-second AI-generated video on their X handle on September 10, 2025, featuring an AI-generated character resembling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his deceased mother Heeraben Modi.

In the video, a character resembling the PM states 'Today's work of vote theft is finished, now let me rest,' after which an AI-generated character resembling his mother appears in a dream and scolds him for using her name in politics and asks 'How low will you go in politics?' The video included captions in Hindi and allegations that the PM used his mother's name for political purposes.

Reported impact

The video sparked massive political controversy and outrage. BJP officials condemned the video as 'despicable' and an insult to all mothers and sisters of the country.

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged the video was made on instructions from Rahul Gandhi and constituted disrespect to women. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said the video displayed 'lowered mental standards.'

Index analysis

Bihar Congress initiated an internal investigation to identify who shared the video and determine next steps. Congress spokesperson Pavan Kheda defended the video, saying he saw no disrespect in it and called it a parent's duty.

JDU stated that mothers and sisters of Bihar would never forgive such content.

Classification

Organizations

Bihar Congress (subject), Bharatiya Janata Party (mentioned), Janata Dal United (mentioned)

Category

Misinformation and synthetic media

Industry

Media, social platforms and marketing

Country

India

Harm status

Actual harm

Intent

Intentional

Timing

Unknown

Harm types

Psychological, Reputational

Harmed

General public

Failure modes

Deepfake video

AI systems

Unknown AI video generation system

Sources and evidence