Modi following someone on Twitter not a character certificate: BJP

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ BJP’s head of Information and Technology Amit Malviya has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi following someone on Twitter is not a character certificate to that person and termed as “mischievous and contorted” the controversy over this.

“The controversy over Prime Minister following people on Twitter is mischievous and contorted. PM Modi is the only leader who freely engages with people on social media platforms,” Malviya said in a statement. “He follows normal people and frequently interacts with them on various issues. He is a rare leader who truly believes in freedom of speech and has never blocked or unfollowed anyone on Twitter,” he added.

Replying to the statement, Congress party’s Social and Digital Media head Divya Spandana said: “Malviya’s rabid and sinister response justifying Narendra Modi following trolls celebrating the murder of Gauri Lankesh has exposed the fanatical and dangerous agenda of the BJP government and the party.” Malviya said: “We have multiple examples of leaders curbing free speech on social media including the previous PMO handle.”