Congress’ Ragini Nayak sparks controversy with AI video of PM Modi as “chaiwala”; BJP calls it shameful and an insult to his background. Photo: X.
Congress leader Ragini Nayak has triggered a fresh political row after sharing an AI-generated video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X showing him as a “chaiwala” – a tea seller. The clip, now widely circulated on social media, shows the Prime Minister carrying a tea kettle and glasses against a backdrop resembling a global event setting.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sharply condemned the post, calling it “shameful.”
Hitting out at the Congress, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the party of habitually mocking the Prime Minister’s humble origins.
“After Renuka Choudhary insults Parliament & Sena, now Ragini Nayak attacks and mocks PM Modi’s chaiwala background. Naamdar Congress cannot stand a Kamdar PM from OBC community who has come from a poor background,” Shehzad Poonawalla told ANI.
PM Modi has often spoken about his childhood, saying his father ran a tea stall at the Vadnagar railway station in Gujarat, where he helped as a young boy.
Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, where Modi led the BJP to a landslide victory, Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar had similarly mocked his background, remarking that Modi would never reach the country’s top post. Modi is now serving his third consecutive term as Prime Minister.
The BJP claims Nayak’s recent remark is similar to Aiyar’s decade-old jibe.
Senior BJP leader CR Kesavan also criticised Nayak’s post, stating it reflects the mindset of the Congress leadership.
“This disgusting tweet by the Congress is a grievous insult to the 140 crore hardworking meritorious Indians and it is a direct attack… on the OBC community.”
Kesavan further alleged that the Congress dislikes Modi because he rose to power through hard work rather than privilege.
“The Congress leadership and Rahul Gandhi hate the fact that people continue to bless and choose PM Narendra Modi ji… as opposed to the arrogant and entitled Rahul Gandhi. The Congress party is a habitual offender when it comes to abusing PM Modi and even his late mother. The people of India will teach the degenerate Congress a punitive lesson.”
This latest dispute follows another incident the previous day, when the BJP criticised Rahul Gandhi and Renuka Chowdhury over their comments surrounding a row about a dog being brought into the Parliament complex.
Chowdhury sparked criticism after MPs objected to her bringing a rescued stray dog in her car. Responding to the objections, she said:
“Those sitting inside bite, dogs don’t.”
Later, during an informal interaction with reporters on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi remarked that pets are not allowed outside but “inside,” gesturing toward the Parliament building.
Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
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