A poster portraying Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as Lord Krishna was seen on his birthday in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Samajwadi Party leader Ajay Fauji had put up the poster while organising a havan to celebrate Akhilesh Yadav's birthday. BJP's national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari called it an insult to Hindus, adding that "Hindus will respond to these 'Kaalnemis' (demons)".