From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Apr 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has lodged a complaint with the police against miscreants supported by BJP-JD(S) for allegedly spreading “fake news” resembling Kannada newspaper clipping on his denigrating Hindu community.
“This fake news is loaded with content that stirs up communal tensions and has been widely disseminated across social media platforms,’’ he said pointing out that, “I have already lodged a complaint with the police department about this. We have information about the vested interests behind this and the police will take necessary action.”
In a post on microblogging site, the chief minister said: “Resorting to such deceitful tactics to win elections, rather than engaging with political opponents through fair and honest means, shows the intellectual bankruptcy of the BJP and the JD(S). A party that has ruled the country for 10 years should not have stooped to such a despicable level of manufacturing fake news to win an election.”
“Be cautious before believing and sharing fake news,” Siddaramaiah said warning that: “We will root out the creators of such fake news and those backing them through legal means,” he thundered.