Fake Shah Rukh Khan was the ace up the sleeve of INC’s candidate in Solapur, Maharashtra. An SRK look alike was seen on the campaign trails of Praniti Shinde to woo voters for the CON Party in the 2024 general elections. It seems that the deficient funds and frozen accounts have pushed the CON party into dire straits. Since they cannot afford the original, they are borrowing the star-shine of Shah Rukh Khan by using a ‘fake’. This move itself is a smoldering hot political plot twist!! But why use the uncanny resemblance to the King Khan of Bollywood? Let’s delve into this hilarious yet perplexing tale of political pandemonium.
Fake Shah Rukh Khan and The Pathaan Paradox
Enter Ibrahim Kadri, a man with a striking resemblance to Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic character in the movie “Pathaan.” In an interview, the man names Shaukat Bhai Pathaan and the Congress party worker Firdaus Patel as the think-tank behind this ‘starry’ idea! They truly think that using the Fake Pathaan will further INC’s Praniti Shinde’s prospects in the elections.
Thus, Ibrahim Kadri is a Gujarat resident who was tasked with riding campaign vehicles and parading through the city streets to drum up support for the INC. The star power of SRK pulled in a huge crowd. However, the ‘fakeness’ soon left bystanders scratching their heads and wondering if they’d stumbled onto the set of SRK’s comedy movie ‘DUPLICATE’.
The INC’s Quixotic Quest for Votes
But what inspired this bizarre campaign strategy? According to INC workers, Praniti Shinde aims to win the election using star-power. Thus, the think-tank thought to use the popularity of the movie “Pathaan” and Shah Rukh Khan’s crowd-pulling power to generate hype. However, the film’s themes of Hindu-Muslim unity, love for Bharat Mata, upholding of Article 370, and action-packed heroics. If we ignore the hatred for RAW and defence personnel and the lack of ingenuity, the underlying message is nationalism and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai,’ something that the CON party refuses to own or chant!
Thus, using the message of the movie ‘Pathaan‘ seems oddly out of sync with the INC’s political agenda. Consequently, we have a classic case of mismatched messaging whose only goal is to blind the voters with ‘borrowed’ star power! Also, many wonder if the INC workers watched the movie before they thought up this great CON?!
The INC’s Political Pantomime
So, what does the use of a Fake Shah Rukh Khan say about the state of the INC? Simply put, it is a sign of their desperate bid for relevance in Indian politics. If the CON party fails to win a decent number of LS seats, the party shall become redundant. The IT department has frozen their accounts for failing to pay taxes. Thus, unable to afford the real deal the INC candidates have resorted to imitation in a last-ditch effort to win over voters. But as the saying goes, you can’t fool all the people all the time, especially when your campaign strategy is straight out of a Bollywood farce.
In the end, the INC Political Saga starring Fake Shah Rukh Khan is a cautionary tale that reminds voters of the absurd lengths to which the CON party will go in pursuit of power. From hocking Fake Bollywood dreams to political realities, the INC’s escapades in Solapur provide comic relief amidst the party’s desperate struggle for relevance in modern Indian politics. As voters head to the polls, one thing is clear: when it comes to political theater, sometimes facts are stranger than fiction!