Manoj Bajpayee backing RJD? Actor spills the beans after Tejashwi Yadav posts video

Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who hails from Bihar, reacted strongly after a doctored video of him endorsing the RJD and shared by Tejashwi Yadav surfaced on social media ahead of the Bihar elections. The Padma Shri awardee, without naming any party, slammed the creators over unethical conduct for misusing the video that he originally shot for a streaming platform.

The video, allegedly created by the IT wing of the RJD, went viral after it was shared by Tejashwi Yadav from his official X account. The video, which has been deleted amid the controversy, attempted to portray the actor's support for the RJD.

Bajpayee, known for movies like Gangs of Wasseypur and Satya, was born in Bihar's West Champaran.

WHAT THE ACTOR SAID

In a sharply worded post, Bajpayee appealed to the public to stop spreading such distorted content and urged them not to engage with or encourage such misleading videos.

The doctored clip is a distorted version of an old advertisement he filmed for Prime Video.

"I would like to publicly state that I have no association or allegiance with any political party. The video being circulated is a fake, patched-up edit of an ad I did for @PrimeVideoIN. I sincerely appeal to everyone sharing it to stop spreading such distorted content and urge people not to engage with or encourage such misleading content (sic)," he tweeted.

Take a look at the post here:

WHEN MANOJ BAJPAYEE MET LALU PRASAD YADAV

Bajpayee, in fact, had set the Bihar political corridors abuzz in 2022 when he met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad at his residence to enquire about his health. In 2022, the former Bihar chief minister underwent a kidney transplant in Singapore.

Tejashwi had then shared photos of the meeting at his Patna residence. In one of the images, the national award-winning actor can be seen greeting Lalu Prasad with folded hands.

When questioned about his political ambitions following his meeting with Lalu, Bajpayee had said he would never join politics.

"When I visited Bihar last time, I met RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav. Since then, people started speculating that I will join politics. I am 200% sure I won't do that. Question of joining politics does not arise at all," the actor had said.

Recently, several leading actors have recently taken legal steps to protect their personality and publicity rights.

Hrithik Roshan, for instance, obtained legal safeguards against the unauthorized commercial use of his image. Others who have similarly acted to defend their public persona include Karan Johar, Suniel Shetty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Akshay Kumar.