Kay Kay Menon denies acting in Congress' 'vote chori' campaign video
The party on Monday posted a video on its Instagram page, which opens with Menon as Himmat Singh, his character from the spy drama series Special Ops.
"Ruko ruko yaar. Scroll karna bandh karo. Agar aap yeh reel dekh rahe ho toh iska matlab kya" (Wait. Stop scrolling. If you are watching this, then what does it mean), the actor says in the video.
The rest of the video features a man who urges people to raise their voice and participate in the 'vote chori' campaign of the Congress. The party has launched the campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar by the Election Commission (EC).
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