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New Delhi: Several micro-influencers who had uploaded videos alleging that the Congress party approached them with monetary offers to run campaigns targeting the AI India Summit have reportedly deleted those videos from their social media handles.

This comes in the backdrop of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) moving to initiate legal action against what it termed a “malicious, coordinated, and politically motivated propaganda campaign.”

The legal department of the Indian Youth Congress issued a formal statement on February 27, warning of civil and criminal proceedings if the allegedly defamatory content was not taken down within 24 hours.

In its statement, the Indian Youth Congress said, “a malicious, coordinated, and politically motivated propaganda campaign is being orchestrated to defame the Indian Youth Congress.”

The IYC rejected the claims made by the influencers and issued a warning stating, “If the impugned posts or videos are not removed within 24 hours, the Legal Department of the Indian Youth Congress will initiate appropriate civil and criminal proceedings.”

Following the legal warning, several influencers who had earlier posted videos alleging that the Congress party’s PR team had approached them to criticise and highlight alleged mismanagement at the AI India Summit have reportedly removed those videos from their accounts.

Vartha Bharathi could not independently verify all the social media handles involved. However, a check of a few prominent accounts showed that the videos were no longer available.

One such user, Vinayak Dev Trivedi, who has around 75,000 followers on Instagram, had claimed that he was offered Rs 25,000 to criticise the AI Summit and that he had received a message from the Congress party’s PR team. The video posted by him has since been deleted from his official Instagram handle.

A Google Lens scan of the earlier video now redirects to a page stating that the content is unavailable.

However, Trivedi has since posted another Instagram post claiming that he appeared in a debate programme hosted by India TV on the same issue.

News channel India TV hosted dedicated shows related to the issue.

Another influencer, identified as Shivay Rajput, who has around 11,000 followers, had gone viral with a video in which he claimed he was offered Rs 55,000 to make a video targeting the AI Summit. A check of his official Instagram handle showed that the video has been deleted.

Similarly, an influencer using the handle “chhotatoofann,” who has around 4,000 followers, has reportedly deleted all videos from her official account.

Raavi Vishwakarma, an influencer with around 81,000 followers, has also deleted the video in which he allegedly made similar claims.

Another user, Anupreet Singh, whose video had also allegedly gone viral, has removed the content. The user describes himself as a, “A (proud) BJP supporter.”

Yet another influencer, Prafful Garg, has also reportedly taken down his video after the legal notice. While he claimed in an Instagram comment that the video was still available, checks conducted later could not locate any such content on his handle.

An ‘X’ user, @Amockx2022, claimed that most of the influencers who made the allegations were aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party ecosystem. The user wrote that, “if they got offers from Congress against AI summit, then why didn't any anti BJP influencer actually posted such campaign? It can't be possible that Congress will approach only pro BJP people.”

According to claims that had gone viral earlier, influencers alleged they were offered amounts ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 40,000 to push negative content against the AI Summit.

Some creators had also shared screenshots of messages which allegedly stated, “Ask for whatever you want just defame the AI Summit.”

Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress on Friday strongly rejected the allegations, calling them a “fake story” originating from the BJP IT Cell.

Congress social media department head Supriya Shrinate said that the party had been subjected to a witch-hunt through fake news over the past 48 hours.

Addressing the press, Shrinate said that, “ all kinds of fake news has been planted. It has been alleged that the Congress Party, the Indian Youth Congress, allegedly paid some Instagram influencers to make reels and videos opposing the AI Summit.”

Rejecting the claims, she said that, “we have never paid anybody to make any video like that. We categorically said it from day one. This is absolutely fictitious and fake news.”

Shrinate also revealed that when Youth Congress said about legal action most of them deleted their videos.

 
 
 
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She said, “They are running helter-skelter, they've got scared. And most of these accounts, and I have a list of these guys here, most of these accounts are now basically deleting and running away. Even when they were alleging that the Congress had asked them to make these videos, they never made the name of the person public.They never revealed the number. All those things were hidden. Who knows? It's the BJP IT cell that had got that message circulated.”

She also alleged that “It's the BJP IT cell that got all these Instagram influencers to make videos against the Congress. Because the reality is that all of those videos, all of those influencers are a part of the pro-Modi, pro-BJP ecosystem. They constantly and repeatedly and frequently keep making videos supporting the BJP and all its ill-gotten and ill activities and misadventures.”

She said that since the videos have now been deleted, the obvious question is who got those videos made in the first place, and why the influencers did not make public the names and numbers of the people who allegedly contacted them, asserting that they had no such evidence and that the entire episode was absolute fake news and a completely fictitious story that originated from the BJP IT cell.

She stated that people across the country now know exactly what transpired at the AI Summit, alleging that there was absolute mismanagement, that when the Prime Minister arrived for a photo opportunity those who had purchased kiosks were pushed out, that tech equipment was stolen, that there was no stable internet connectivity, and that a Chinese robot appeared at India’s own innovation summit.

She further said that no inquiry had taken place into how a Chinese robot and a Korean ball made their way into the event, asserting that these facts were not stated by the Congress but were made public by entrepreneurs and tech entrepreneurs themselves.

She added that she hoped India’s mainstream media, which had conducted multiple debates on the alleged influencer deals, would also debate why those videos were deleted, who got them made, who ordered their deletion, where the instructions to create the alleged videos came from, and who within the BJP IT cell issued those orders.

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Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.

In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.

Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.

Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.

According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.

He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.

He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.

Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.

He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.

Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.

He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.

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