YSRCP using social media influencers to foment caste and religious discord, alleges JSP
The Jana Sena Party has accused the YSR Congress Party of utilizing social media influencers to incite caste and religious discord. The party claims these influencers are being used to defame Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and manipulate public sentiment.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing concern over the role of social media influencers in political polarization and the weaponization of digital platforms in Indian regional politics.
The Jana Sena Party (JSP) has accused the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) of using social media activists to spread caste and religious discord, and politically target Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s central office on Friday, Rajole legislator Deva Varaprasad and A.P. Mala Welfare Cooperative Finance Corporation Chairman and party State general secretary Pedapudi Vijay Kumar alleged that social media influencers Jada Sravan and YouTuber Joseph Ravan had been working with the tacit support of the YSRCP.
Mr. Vijay Kumar said that the YSRCP’s decision to provide legal assistance to Mr. Ravan, who is currently in judicial custody, exposed its association with him. After losing power, the opposition party had been using these influencers to defame Mr. Pawan Kalyan, insult Hindu deities, and incite caste and religious tensions, the JSP leader alleged.
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