Andhra Pradesh: TDP govt's mega crackdown on opposition's social media posts for ‘crossing a line’
1 month, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: TDP govt's mega crackdown on opposition's social media posts for ‘crossing a line’

Hindustan Times  

The Andhra Pradesh Police has arrested 49 people, registered 147 cases and issued 680 notices to social media activists and sympathisers of former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP for allegedly posting derogatory content about family members of leaders from chie minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party, reported The Indian Express. Police sources told The Indian Express they mined social media posts from various districts that allegedly targeted state ministers, their wives and daughters. Among the targets of defamatory posts include state home minister Anitha, Naidu’s wife Nara Bhuvaneshwari, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan's daughters, TDP MLA and actor Balakrishna’s wife Vasundhara, state Congress party president YS Sharmila and her mother YS Vijayamma. TDP spokesperson Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy said these social media posts “crossed a line”.

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Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Submit report on arrest of 6 YSRCP activists: Andhra HC

Hindustan Times  

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday asked the state government to submit a report by Monday on the whereabouts of seven social media activists of the YSR Congress Party, who had allegedly been arrested on the charges of posting abusive messages on social media against its political rivals, people familiar with the matter said. The HC expressed surprise over …

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