Critical or negative remarks on social media against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) or the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh may soon land netizens in trouble, or even behind the bars. “The (mainstream) media is favourable to us but we have no control over the social media and there is a lot of negative propaganda against us. We have to curb this,” he is said to have told party leaders in a PowerPoint presentation during the coordination meeting recently. Video clips of his communication skills went viral on social media in recent days and apparently showed him in a “very poor light”. His presentation to the party on “media feedback” came against this backdrop, party insiders said.

Source: Indian Express April 16, 2017 12:11 UTC