Overview

• Kay Kay Menon commented on Congress’s Instagram post clarifying that he never acted in or endorsed the ‘Vote Chori’ ad and that the clip was “edited and used without permission.”
• Multiple news outlets confirmed the video segment originates from a Special Ops promotional reel released by JioHotstar about three weeks before Congress’s post.
• Congress’s ‘Vote Chori’ drive remains live on its portal, where citizens can register support for Election Commission accountability and demand digital voter rolls.
• The party’s video invoked Menon’s character Himmat Singh with a caption urging people to join its mobilisation against alleged electoral manipulation in Bihar.
• The dispute highlights growing questions over consent, copyright and the repurposing of pop-culture content for political campaigning.