The Economic Times

'Kisi bhrasht officer ne...': Amitabh Bachchan explains how dead mans name stayed on voter list as Smriti Irani attacks Rahul Gandhi with AI-edited Bhoothnath video

Smriti Irani took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress amid the controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. She shared an AI-edited clip from Bhoothnath Returns, featuring Rahul Gandhi in place of Boman Irani alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue revolves around a deceased person whose name allegedly remains on the voter list, with claims that a vote was cast in his name during a previous election. Irani captioned the video, SIR Explain!, criticising the opposition over its stand on the electoral roll revision exercise.