Congress leader booked for sharing AI-generated image of Kerala Chief Minister
A senior Congress leader in Kerala was booked by police for allegedly sharing an AI-generated image on Facebook depicting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alongside a gold theft suspect, with text insinuating a connection between them. The authorities alleged the post was intended to provoke conflict and promote enmity, and the leader was taken into custody on 27 December 2025.
What happened
Senior Congress leader and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Political Affairs Committee member N. Subrahmanian allegedly shared an AI-generated photograph on Facebook depicting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alongside Sabarimala gold theft suspect Unnikrishnan Potti, with a caption insinuating a connection between the Chief Minister and the accused.
The Chevayur police registered a First Information Report on 26 December 2025 based on a complaint that the content was intended to provoke conflict and promote enmity between different groups. Police sources confirmed that one of the images circulated was created using artificial intelligence tools.
Reported impact
The authorities alleged that the synthetic image and accompanying caption were intended to provoke conflict and promote enmity between different groups.
Governance controls
N. Subrahmanian was booked under Sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 120 of the Kerala Police Act. He was taken into police custody on 27 December 2025.
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