Even as the Telugu Desam Party raised a hue and cry over the circulation of a fake photograph on social media showing party president N Chandrababu Naidu touching the feet of Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday night, another fake post surfaced on social media on Thursday morning, this time to malign the YSRCP.
Some nefarious elements, obviously the supporters of the TDP, posted a fake government order (GO) targeting the latest film Yatra-2 made on the political journey of chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The fake GO, issued in the name of chief secretary Neelam Sawhney, states that the Andhra Pradesh government has mandated all government employees to watch the Yatra 2 movie.
It also showed that directions were issued to all collectors and local officials, mandating Anganwadi, Aasha workers, and ward/village volunteers to watch the Yatra 2 movie.
The YSRCP condemned the GO and said the government order that has been issued in the name of CS Neelam Sawhney is completely fake as she is not the current chief secretary of the AP Government but KS Jawahar Reddy is the sitting CS.
“The YSRCP believes that the malicious GO is a strategic move by the opposition who have stooped down to a new low to vilify the sitting government,” the party said.
In a tweet, the party stated “It seems that the opposition TDP and JanaSena parties, unable to fight the ruling YSRCP politically, have stooped to a new low by creating a fake Government Order (GO) in the name of the AP government to tarnish its reputation.”
YSRCP is of the view that the opposition is rattled by the success of the Yatra 2 movie and wants to divert people’s attention by generating such fake news to pull down the state government.
The party leaders have also issued a stern warning and stated that they will not tolerate any such nuisance hereon.
Henceforth, the YSRCP will take strict action against those engaging in online mudslinging and spreading fake news. The YSRCP will take legal action against such crimes.
