The BJP was running several right-wing social media accounts that were spreading “fake news” and half of them were official pages, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin charged on Friday.
“When they are spreading fake news about us, we should immediately reply to them with evidence. If even half of those who read those posts, read your replies too, it is still a victory for you,” Mr. Stalin said, addressing a meeting of DMK’s IT wing functionaries in Chennai.
Claiming political rivals were intending to incite riots in Tamil Nadu by spreading fake news, he said during the past five years, they attempted to spread fake news only to stand exposed and be humiliated.
Calling upon his partymen to remain cautious of “fake news”, which he termed was the party’s first target to be defeated, Mr. Stalin said IT wing functionaries should reply to such fake news collectively.
Defamation was the weapon in the hands of the DMK’s political opponents, Mr. Stalin contended and said the party should not only reply to such defamatory posts but also set the agenda.
