{
  "id": 8829069,
  "title": "Who is Pulkit Mani? Stand-up comedian at centre of Rahul Gandhi-Modi mimicry row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-pulkit-mani-stand-up-comedian-at-centre-of-rahul-gandhi-modi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T03:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/who-is-pulkit-mani-stand-up-comedian-at-centre-of-rahul-gandhi-modi-mimicry-row-bjp-congress-smriti-irani-asanskari-11789958998250.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pulkit Mani, a stand-up comedian, found himself at the center of a political controversy after mimicking Prime Minister Modi during a skit with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Indore. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly condemned the Congress party for the event, branding it a \"circus\" and accusing it of becoming a \"party of jokers.\" The BJP leader Piyush Goyal called the incident \"uncultured disgruntled uncle,\" while Kiren Rijiju, another BJP minister, criticized the Congress party for turning into a \"circus that is busy entertaining their own shrunken supporters.\" Smriti Irani, another BJP national general secretary, expressed her disappointment, stating that \"When doom looms over a person, it's his conscience that dies first.\" Pulkit Mani, known for his political satire and impersonations, has a significant following on social media with over 610,000 followers on Instagram.",
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the Congress over the event and said the party has turned into 'party of jokers' and ‘circus.’ The saffron party also called Rahul Gandhi ‘Asanskari naraz fufa’ after the controversial event.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pulkit Mani, stand-up comedian, mimicked Modi in Congress event",
    "BJP condemns Congress as 'party of jokers' for the skit",
    "Mani has 610k Instagram followers, known for political satire"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}