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Facebook, WhatsApp will be misused ahead of by-poll, cautions Parrikar

  •   Mon, Aug 21 2017 09:02:25 AM

Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS): Social media platforms WhatsApp and Facebook will be misused extensively ahead of the August 23 by-polls to Panaji assembly constituency, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.

The former Defence Minister's comments come a few days after a fake news report, quoting Parrikar as saying that he would opt to re-join the Defence Ministry if he lost the upcoming assembly by-poll, went viral.

"Someone created bogus news and quoted it everywhere. I had never spoken to the press. There was no news. A news item was created on the internet, quoting a media (channel) and it was sent to everyone. WhatsApp and Facebook will be misused extensively in the next three days," Parrikar said.

The Chief Minister on Saturday had denied speaking to the media suggesting that he was open to the idea of returning to national politics as Defence Minister, if he lost the August 23 by-election.

Shiv Sena mouth-piece had even published an editorial on Friday criticizing Parrikar on the basis of this "news".
  

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 21 2017

    What happened in 2014 ...

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 21 2017

    It looks like Parrikar is getting the jitters about loosing the election. If it was not for the Supreme Court that prohibited any arrests for airing views on the social media, attempts would have been made to silence the views on the social media..

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 21 2017

    Suppose if he lossed in the election and going to join Defence Ministry, there also he was totally failed. In his tenure border and Kashmir matter was worst.

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 21 2017

    BJP are masters of using all electronic media to mislead people which they did during last election. Now that other parties are catching up, he is worried about loosing. He was a good CM at one time but since moving to Delhi, he is a changed man. May be contamination?

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