Shiv Sena (UBT) Makes use of AI To Recreate Bal Thackeray’s Voice, BJP Slams ‘Infantile Stunt’ – News18

Final Up to date:April 17, 2025, 17:50 IST

In a virtually 13-minute speech at an occasion in Nashik, a booming voice resembling that of Bal Thackeray, started talking together with his trademark opening line.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) in an occasion used Synthetic Intelligence (AI) to recreate a voice resembling that of Shiv Sena (undivided) founder Bal Thackeray to commerce barbs at its outdated ally Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) chief Eknath Shinde. The BJP extensively criticised the transfer and known as it a “infantile stunt” and “shame”.

In a virtually 13-minute speech at an occasion in Nashik, a booming voice resembling that of Bal Thackeray, started talking together with his trademark opening line “Jamlelya majhya tamam Hindu bandhavanu, baghinino ani matano” (greetings to my Hindu brothers, sisters and moms who’ve gathered right here).

What Was In The Speech?

The AI voice of Bal Thackeray stated that the social gathering had supported the BJP in Maharashtra and accused it of ending the 25-year-old ties.

“No person in Maharashtra or the nation knew the BJP. So we gave them a shoulder. A shoulder is a help. We now have nurtured them in Maharashtra. However now the time has come to provide them a shoulder to cry on. In fact, we had this relationship with them for 25 years. Hindutva grew in Maharashtra solely due to the Shiv Sena. Then, who broke the connection?” the AI voice was heard as saying as quoted by the media experiences.

Buying and selling barbs at Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his supporters, Bal Thackeray’s AI model known as them traitors and slammed the BJP during the last 12 months’s Maharashtra meeting polls victory.

“What did these BJP and pretend Shiv Sena folks do to get such numerous votes? What sort of freedom is that this if such choices are being forcibly imposed in a democracy? That is my Shivaji’s Maharashtra. I can’t stab anybody within the again. However now solely wounds and punches are left on the again of Maharashtra. Even when 100 of your fathers come down, you won’t be able to finish the existence of Shiv Sena,” it added.

“In historical past, you may be remembered as traitors of Maharashtra. Regardless of what number of occasions you’re taking a dip within the Ganga, this stain of sin and betrayal is not going to wash away. These traitors stabbed me within the again after I was alive,” the AI model added.

BJP Slams ‘Infantile Stunt’

Maharashtra BJP chief and state minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule condemned the act and known as the AI play by Shiv Sena (UBT) a “shame”.

“Shame! When nobody is listening to their voice, solely a bunch like UBT might resort to the infantile act of constructing their factors heard within the voice of revered Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray,” he stated in a submit on X.

Bawankule additionally listed a sequence of actions by Sena (UBT) that, in his opinion, contraicted Bal Thackeray’s ideology.

“I’m sure that right this moment, those that known as Balasaheb ‘Janab’ named gardens after Tipu Sultan, embraced Rahul Gandhi who insults Veer V D Savarkar, voted towards the Waqf board, sat beside those that opposed Ram Mandir, supported Article 370 sympathisers, extorted cash via the likes of Waze, made offers even in lifeless physique luggage, dedicated scams throughout COVID, and crammed their coffers by looting Marathi households – Balasaheb would have kicked them out,” he added.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance had scored a large and astonishing victory over Maha Vikas Aghadi within the final 12 months’s Maharashtra Meeting elections. BJP, Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP – collectively received 230 of 288 seats. Sena (UBT), the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) – that are MVA constituents – received 46 of 288 seats.