Why has Nitin Gadkari sued Meta, X and Google over AI deepfakes?

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has moved the Bombay High Court against Meta, X, and Google over AI-generated deepfakes and posts linking him and his family to the government’s E20 ethanol-blending programme, according to a report by Bar and Bench . He seeks Rs 11 crore in damages and injunctions directing the platforms to take down the content, which he says alleges corruption around the policy. His case is that the material has crossed from political comment into targeted defamatio