Kiren Rijiju, Shashi Tharoor, Chirag Paswan: Politicians Join Viral ChatGPT 1980s AI Photo Trend
Union ministers, MPs and a chief minister joined the nostalgia-driven challenge, while Shashi Tharoor posted real 1980s photos instead of AI images.
- On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Kiren Rijiju joined a viral trend by sharing AI-generated images reimagining them as 1980s personalities.
- The trend involves uploading contemporary photographs to AI generators, which apply vintage aesthetics like warm lighting, film grain, and 1980s fashion to transform the images.
- Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shared a retro-inspired image, captioning it, '80s called, I answered.' Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Anurag Thakur also participated.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor opted for authenticity, posting genuine 1980s photographs instead. 'I thought I'd join the trend the old-fashioned way,' Tharoor wrote, contrasting his approach.
- Beyond the Cabinet, the Congress Sevadal wing shared AI portraits of Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, bringing rival parties into a lighter social media conversation.
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