BRS accused of paying followers to run smear campaign against Revanth
Congress leader Mettu Sai Kumar has accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of orchestrating a paid social media smear campaign against Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He labeled the opposition party as 'Bhajana Rashtra Samithi' and claimed they are spreading misinformation to destabilize the current administration.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing influence of organized social media campaigns in Indian regional politics and the increasing tension between ruling and opposition parties in Telangana.
Congress leader and Telangana Fisheries Corporation former chairman Mettu Sai Kumar alleged that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leadership had assigned its followers the task of maligning Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy through social media campaigns.
Speaking at Gandhi Bhavan, he dubbed the BRS the ‘Bhajana Rashtra Samithi’ and alleged that its cadre had been instructed to praise party president K. Chandrasekhar Rao for two days and working president K.T. Rama Rao for another two days.
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