Six suspended after anti-DMK messages appear on digital route display board of TNSTC bus
Six employees of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation have been suspended after anti-DMK political messages were displayed on a bus's digital route board. Authorities believe an unauthorized user accessed the board's Wi-Fi to upload the content.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the vulnerability of public infrastructure to digital tampering and the political sensitivity of public transport displays.
Six persons, including the crew of a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus and technical staff, have been suspended after an anti-DMK message appeared on the rear digital route display board of a TNSTC bus operating from Puducherry to Tiruchy.
The bus, belonging to the Villupuram Division of the TNSTC, was plying on the route via Cuddalore, Neyveli, Vriddhachalam, and Perambalur.
According to official sources, the route board of the bus carried several anti-DMK slogans, as well as jibes against DMK party leaders including former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and DMK youth wing president Udayanidhi Stalin. A video of the messages went viral on social media.
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