Published Sep 09, 2026 | 6:21 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 09, 2026 | 6:25 PM
KTR speaking to the media. (X)
Synopsis: BRS pushed back via a post on X and said the images were “100% fake & manufactured using Generative AI,” and warned that any media house or handle amplifying them would face legal action from its Legal Cell.
A fresh controversy has broken out over a set of photographs purportedly showing BRS MLAs misbehaving with police personnel, including women officers, during a scuffle outside the Telangana Assembly on Monday, 7 September. The images have been reported as released by government sources.
BRS pushed back in a post on X, saying the images were “100% fake & manufactured using Generative AI,” and warned that any media house or handle amplifying them would face legal action from its Legal Cell.
Adding to the confusion is the unclear origin of the photographs. The Information and Public Relations (IPR) department distanced itself from the release, with Joint Director Venkat Ramana telling South First that his department had not issued the pictures to the press, and that they had instead come from the Chief Minister’s Office.
However, a CMO representative confirmed to South First that the office had indeed shared the images, but described the release as unofficial. He said the pictures were passed on to reporters personally rather than through a formal channel. The CMO also denied claims that the images were AI-generated and confirmed they were real.
In a media interaction after meeting Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, BRS working president KT Rama Rao reiterated that the pictures were AI-generated and that his party is considering legal action.
“All the photographs released by the government today are artificial intelligence generated images. We are going to file a complaint with the Cyber Crimes police, we hope the police will act, if not, we will take legal action against all the media houses and those people who have released these images. We know the source of these images. They will also face legal action.”
The photographs released by the Congress government are AI-generated fake images.
We are filing a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police and will take strict legal action against the media houses and individuals who circulated them.
– BRS Working President @KTRBRS. pic.twitter.com/etEkpSa0N5
— BRS Party (@BRSparty) September 9, 2026
(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Sreshta Ladegaam)
