HISPI Project Cerebellum HISPI PROJECT CEREBELLUM

Senior Kerala Congress Leader N. Subrahmanian Reportedly Booked for Sharing Purportedly AI-Generated Defamatory Image of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

December 26, 2025

A senior Indian National Congress leader, N. Subrahmanian, is under investigation for sharing a digitally manipulated image on Facebook, allegedly created using AI tools. The image depicted Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with a suspect in a gold theft case, sparking controversy and concerns about spreading misinformation and fostering public enmity. This incident underscores the need for trustworthy AI practices and highlights the role of HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM in establishing governance and guardrails for such technology.

For those interested in shaping the future of responsible AI and contributing to a safer digital environment, JOIN US

Matched TAIM controls

Suggested mapping from embedding similarity (not a formal assessment). Browse all TAIM controls

Alleged deployer
unknown-actors, unknown-disinformation-actors, n.-subrahmanian
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-ai-image-generator-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
pinarayi-vijayan, general-public, general-public-of-kerala, general-public-of-india, epistemic-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1322

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.