BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress and RJD over an AI-generated video allegedly posted by Bihar Congress, depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi. Speaking at a media interaction during the “Pune on Pedal” Cycle Rally and “Pune Walkathon 2025”, Thakur accused the opposition of “stooping low” in politics.

Thakur said, “The mother's place is the highest in everyone's life, but Congress and RJD have stooped so low that they abuse the Prime Minister's late mother and post a bad video, which shows Congress' mindset. Is it necessary to stoop this low in politics and abuse someone's mother?”

He further criticized the Congress for failing to apologize and repeating such acts after prior incidents in Bihar, warning, “Congress did not apologise, but rather repeated the mistake. Bihar's public will never forgive them and slam them hard in the upcoming elections.”

The controversial AI-generated video reportedly showed PM Modi dreaming about his late mother, who was portrayed as criticizing him over his politics, igniting a heated political row. Earlier, a video from Congress-led Voter Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga had also surfaced online, showing abuses directed at PM Modi and his mother.

BJP leaders, including MP Dinesh Sharma, have described Congress’s tactics as derogatory and unfit for political discourse. Sharma said, “Congress has lost its mental balance. To spoil the image of PM Modi, Congress leaders are hurling derogatory words at him. It has become Rahul Gandhi's job to insult the constitutional bodies. He did not attend the V-P oath ceremony today, even when he is the LoP (Leader of Opposition).”

Responding to the controversy, Congress leader Pawan Khera dismissed the allegations of disrespect, saying there was no insult intended. Speaking to ANI, Khera said, “Where is the disrespect shown to his late mother? Show me one word, one gesture, anywhere where you see disrespect. She is only educating her child, and if the child thinks that it is disrespectful towards him, it is his headache, not mine, not yours. Why does the BJP try to make an issue of everything and try to generate fake sympathy?”

Khera added, “There is no fake sympathy for these things anymore. Mr Modi cannot do a 'touch me not' politics, he is in politics and he needs to take everything, even a sense of humour of the opposition properly, and actually there is no humour in it, there is 'naseehat' in this.”