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The Supreme Court has issued notices to the social media platform ‘X’ and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit on a plea seeking the removal of an AI-generated, controversial video posted by it that portrays a “Muslim takeover” of the state if the party loses the assembly polls next year.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and issued notice in the case to ‘X’ and the Assam BJP unit.
The application sought direction for ‘X’ to take down the video immediately to prevent further communal disharmony.
Advocate Nizam Pasha, appearing for the applicant, said, “A video has been posted as part of upcoming election… it shows that in case a certain political party does not come to power, a certain community will take over…it shows people with skullcaps and beards…”
He urged the apex court to initiate appropriate penal action against those responsible for the content.
An application filed through advocate Lzafeer Ahmad stated that a video circulated on ‘X’ on September 15 by the BJP Assam unit depicts visibly Muslim individuals taking over Assam landmarks, including tea estates, Guwahati airport, Rang Ghar, and government lands.
“The ruling dispensation, BJP-Assam is bound by the Constitution of India and thereby is bound to uphold the secular values that form part of the basic structure of the Constitution. However, the video circulated by its official Twitter openly targets, vilifies and demonises Muslims. The broad message of the video is that the worst fate that a state can be met with is its takeover by Muslims, and on the strength of the assurance that if the BJP is voted into power the state would be saved from the same, support is being sought,” application stated.
Earlier , reacting to the alleged video, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi had reportedly slammed the Assam BJP for posting a “disgusting” AI video that depicts a Muslim-majority Assam if there was no BJP.
The Hyderabad MP in a post on ‘X’, alleged that the very existence of Muslims in India is a problem for the saffron party, and “their dream is a Muslim-mukt Bharat”.
BJP Assam has posted a disgusting AI video that shows a Muslim-majority Assam if there was no BJP. They are not fear-mongering just for votes, this is the repulsive Hindutva ideology in true form. The very existence of Muslims in India is a problem for them, their dream is a…
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) September 17, 2025
“BJP Assam has posted a disgusting AI video that shows a Muslim-majority Assam if there was no BJP. They are not fear-mongering just for votes, this is the repulsive Hindutva ideology in true form,” Owaisi said, referring to the Assam BJP’s AI video.
