Karnataka Congress normal secretary S Manohar on Wednesday, June 25, filed a police grievance towards the BJP social media account that posted a satirical video portraying former prime minister Indira Gandhi as Adolf Hitler to mark the fiftieth yr of the Emergency.
The Karnataka BJP’s June 25 put up on X featured an AI-generated video that equated Gandhi to German dictator Adolf Hitler with a caption that stated “INDIRA is just not equal to INDIA, whereas INDIRA is the same as HITLER”.
INDIRA = INDIA❌
INDIRA = HITLER ✅ pic.twitter.com/19rI7nQNXx— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) June 26, 2025
“Indira Gandhi’s picture has been graphically altered in a hateful method, and the previous Prime Minister has been addressed in a derogatory method, which may trigger unrest in society and create enmity between religions and communities. Due to this fact, it’s requested that acceptable authorized motion be taken towards the stated Twitter/X account,” acknowledged the FIR filed on June 25.
The Excessive Grounds police in Bengaluru have filed a case of provocation and public mischief underneath Sections 192 and 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Reacting to the FIR, state BJP chief B Y Vijayendra has stated that the previous PM’s actions in the course of the interval of Emergency had been akin to these of Hitler.
“There isn’t any query of being afraid of Siddaramaiah’s (Karnataka CM’s) FIR and threats on social media tweets. Let 100 such FIRs be registered. Our employees are able to face it,” he stated.
The Emergency was imposed on June 25, 1975, by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi and lasted for 21 months. The interval noticed the suspension of civil liberties, curtailment of press freedom, mass arrests, the cancellation of elections, and rule by decree and was thought-about one of many darkest chapters within the historical past of the Indian republic.