Overview
- A framed pencil or charcoal caricature of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, reportedly presented by Patna builder Sanjeev Shrivastav, circulated widely on social media in late May and drew heavy mockery for its exaggerated features.
- The builder posted photos of the meeting at the chief minister’s residence on Instagram before deleting the portrait image or making his account private as the post attracted attention.
- Users compared the sketch to the Bollywood character Majnu Bhai and produced hundreds of memes that were further amplified by political accounts including the Indian Youth Congress.
- News outlets say the artist who created the portrait has not been identified or verified, leaving questions about authorship and the intent behind the gift unanswered.
- The episode underlines how public interactions with the newly appointed CM — who took office in April — can be transformed by rapid social-media feedback loops into reputational issues for both the giver and the recipient.