Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Javed Akhtar Denies Viral Claims Targeting Dipke and CJP
A message online said that writer Javed Akhtar had criticised Abhijeet Dipke and a group called CJP.
The message also made claims about Dipke and the group.
Akhtar said he did not make those comments.
He called the message fake in a post on X on October 5, 2026.
He asked why people opposing Dipke and CJP were using his name.
Another article says CJP is campaigning against the election authority and plans protests in several cities.
The articles give different full names for CJP.
The claims in the viral message were presented as attributed remarks, not as words Akhtar accepted.
Javed Akhtar denied making social media remarks criticising CJP and founder Abhijeet Dipke.
He called the message “as fake as fake can be” in a post on X on October 5, 2026.
Posts attributed to Akhtar described Dipke as a “puppet” of Arvind Kejriwal and accused CJP of pursuing an anti-BJP agenda.
One post by X user Abhishek Kumar claimed Akhtar had “exposed” Dipke and CJP.
The second article says CJP is protesting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and plans demonstrations in several cities; the articles use differing expansions of CJP.
- Who
- Javed Akhtar denied remarks attributed to him about Abhijeet Dipke and CJP.
- What
- Akhtar said a viral social media message claiming he criticised Dipke and CJP was fake.
- When
- October 5, 2026; the articles identify the day as Monday.
- Where
- Akhtar posted his denial on X; the attributed message circulated on social media.
- Why
- Akhtar said he had not made the remarks and questioned why CJP and Dipke’s opponents were using his name.
Viral posts
Akhtar’s denial
Whether Akhtar made the remarks
Viral posts
Social media posts attributed criticism of CJP and Dipke to Akhtar.
Akhtar’s denial
Akhtar denied making the remarks and called the message fake.
Claims about Dipke and CJP
Viral posts
The posts described Dipke as a “puppet” of Arvind Kejriwal and alleged CJP pursued an anti-BJP agenda.
Akhtar’s denial
Akhtar rejected the attribution; the articles do not independently substantiate the claims.
- Person issuing denial
- Javed Akhtar
- Person named in viral claims
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Organization abbreviation
- CJP; the articles give differing full names
- Platform
- X
- Date of post
- October 5, 2026
- Claims attributed to Akhtar
- That Dipke was a “puppet” of Arvind Kejriwal and CJP pursued an anti-BJP agenda
- CJP campaign described
- A protest calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
- Planned protest locations
- Goa, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and a proposed demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi
