India, Feb. 22 -- The shirtless protest by Indian Youth Congress workers at the AI Impact Summit 2026 on Friday continued to fuel a political row with Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attacking the opposition's leading party on Sunday. Modi called the protest an act of "dirty and naked politics" that "shamed the country" before international guests.

In response to Modi's remarks, the Congress shared an undated old photo of Haryana ex-minister Anil Vij in a public gathering, apparently a protest rally, where Vij and others in the crowd are shirtless.

The photo was shared by Congress leader Sreenivas BV, who has also served the president of the Indian Youth Congress.

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