'Vote chori' row: Kay Kay Menon calls out ‘clip chori'; actor says Congress used edited promo in campaign video
Kay Kay Menon
has denied any role in Congress's vote theft campaign after a video surfaced suggesting he had endorsed the drive, reports Manoj Chaurasia. The actor said the video clip was taken from his promotion for a web series, edited, and used without his permission.
Menon's statement came hours after Bihar woman Minta Devi, the "124 Not Out" poster girl of the INDIA bloc's "Vote Chori" protest in Delhi, had criticised Congress for using her name and image for the protest.
"Please let it be noted that I did not act in this ad," Menon said in a social media post, adding that "a clip" from a promotion for his web series "was edited and used without any permission from me."
He reacted after the video used by Congress showed Menon's web series character, Himmat Singh, urging viewers to join the ongoing campaign against the EC.
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