Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson Surya Mukundaraj has filed a complaint with the state Chief Electoral Officer, alleging that the union government is pressurising film actors to repost the Prime Minister’s tweets and indirectly campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has violated the Election code of conduct and misused its authority to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party. In addition, the central government is allocating crores of rupees to social media influencers,” alleged Mukundaraj in his complaint.
In his complaint he revealed that, “On February 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a post on his official X account encouraging first-time voters.”
Surya Mukundaraj accused officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through their subordinate Censor Board members, of pressuring popular actors and actresses in different states of the country to repost the PM’s X post.
He clarified in the complaint that any officer of the Prime Minister’s office or his ministry indirectly influencing the voters by making such tweets as part of the election campaign after the Election Code of Conduct has been enacted will be a violation of the Election Code of Conduct.
He urged the Election Commission to conduct a proper investigation into the matter and take stringent legal action against the officials who are pressurising the actors and actresses, and funds being given to the active social media influencers.
