Gadkari moves Bombay HC against AI deepfakes over E20 policy allegations

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre’s E20 ethanol blending policy.

The High Court has admitted the petition and scheduled a hearing on Gadkari’s plea seeking interim relief. The plea has sought injunction against the circulation of the disputed content.

Gadkari has made



social media platforms Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and X as respondents in the matter.

According to the petition, several posts and videos circulating on social media falsely claim that Gadkari and his family members have financially benefited from the government’s ethanol blending programme.

The minister has termed the allegations “completely baseless, false and defamatory”, arguing that they have been designed to mislead the public and damage his reputation.