NEW DELHI — Union Minister Kiren Rijiju launched a scathing critique against the Congress leadership, accusing the Opposition of distributing artificially created imagery to exaggerate public turnout at the INDIA bloc‘s central rally at Ramlila Maidan.
Sharing a digital graphic circulated by Congress lawmakers and party officials, Rijiju asserted that the alliance was forced to manufacture digital crowds after real attendance fell significantly short of organizational projections.
“Even the fake AI photo to show that Ramlila ground was full is not done properly by the fake narrative team of Congress Party!”
— Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister
Structural Anomalies in Circulated Media
Digital analysts and online observers identified several obvious inconsistencies within the posted visual, confirming its synthetic origins:
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Discrepant Stage Infrastructure: The generated picture featured distorted representations of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi positioned on a podium layout that bore no resemblance to the actual main stage at the venue.
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Unrealistic Crowd Framing: The graphic depicted an artificially uniform, wall-to-wall crowd density, directly conflicting with live broadcasts and aerial photographs captured during the event.
Escalating Rhetoric Over Rally Impact
The controversy surrounding the digital image has amplified the political exchange between the government and the Opposition following Sunday’s demonstration:
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Claims of Low Attendance: Ruling party representatives dismissed the Opposition’s claims of a 10 lakh participant turnout, pointing to ground reports indicating that nearly 40 percent of the rally space remained unoccupied.
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Allegations Against the Election Panel: Speaking at the venue, Rahul Gandhi reiterated charges against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, terming the last general election invalid over alleged voter registry modifications and predicting future legal prosecution for electoral officials.
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Call for Legal Substance: Dismissing the speech as political theater, government spokespersons challenged the alliance to present actual evidence and legal petitions in court rather than relying on public rhetoric and edited media.
