BENGALURU: The BJP’s state media cell has lodged a complaint against the curator of a Facebook page, ‘Jokers of BJP Karnataka’, accusing the handler of spreading false information about BJP leaders and running a slanderous campaign against BJP state president B.S. Yeddyurappa.
The complaint filed at the Malleshwaram police station states that the handler of the page is involved in spreading false information about the party and its leaders and that an action ought to be taken against the handlers.
“The page, Jokers of BJP Karnataka, is carrying out a malicious propaganda against BJP state president Yeddyurappa. He has been portrayed in bad light. One of the posts on the page stated that B.S. Yeddyurappa wears shoes that are worth Rs 1 lakh which is far from reality,” the complaint stated.
The page with more than one lakh likes and followers posts funny memes, often taking a dig at the BJP and its leaders. With a large impact of social media platforms, media wings of political parties have started taking the content posted on the social media seriously.
