Content creator Urwashi Palandurkar has criticised the BJP Chhattisgarh unit for allegedly using her viral protest video without permission. The BJP's Chhattisgarh post compared two "Gen Z mindsets," featuring a clip of Palandurkar labelled "Babar ki virasat par thumke lagane wali Gen Z" and highlighting 14-year-old national judoka Yogita Mandavi, who recently received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu. Palandurkar, who has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, said the party used footage from her viral NEET protest dance without consent, resulting in an influx of messages checking on her wellbeing. In a sarcastic response reel, she said, "No, I am not okay. I am that Gen Z student who is facing all this," and criticised the party's caption, stating, "Your caption game is very weak. Your ChatGPT is not giving you good responses. What is 'Babar ki virasat'? We can't relate to it. Make it more relatable." She also accused the party of attempting to divide young people, saying, "Divide and rule in 2026? You're trying to divide the same Gen Z whose unity taug..." Her reaction has gone viral, drawing support from opposition leaders and reigniting debate around content ownership, political messaging and representation of young Indians online.