Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court has issued notices to micro-blogging platform 'X' and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Assam Unit over a plea seeking the removal of a controversial AI-generated video posted by the latter.The purported video posted by the party's state unit on September 15 on its official 'X' handle allegedly claims that Assam would face a "Muslim takeover" if the saffron party loses the Assembly elections next year.

On Tuesday, October 8, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the case and sought responses from X and the Assam BJP. The matter will next be heard on October 28. The petition was filed by journalist Qurban Ali and senior advocate Anjana Prakash.

Quoting advocate Nizam Pasha, appearing ...