Kay Kay Menon denies acting in Congress’ ‘vote chori’ campaign video

NEW DELHI: Actor Kay Kay Menon has distanced himself from a ‘vote chori’ campaign video shared on the official social media handles of the Congress, saying a clip from his Special Ops promotions was edited and used without his permission.

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 caption of the video read, “Himmat Singh kuch keh rahe hai, jaldi se kar aao… campaign se judne ke liye” (Himmat Singh is saying something, go quickly! To join the campaign). Menon posted a comment on the video, clarifying that the clip used in the video is part of a promo that he shot for Special Ops.

“Please let it be noted that I have not acted in this ad. A clip from my ‘Special Ops’ promotions has been edited and used without any permission,” the 58-year-old posted.

The promo clip was originally shared by the streaming service JioHotstar three weeks ago.