Published 11:21 IST, March 3rd 2020

What will cyber warriors do?: Sena says PM quitting social media would 'orphan' followers

Taking a dig at PM Modi's announcement of his intent to quit social media, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut observed that his "cyber warriors" would be orphaned.

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On Tuesday, Shiv Sena took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anuncement of his intention to quit social media. Mentioning that PM has crores of followers, Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut contended that his followers would be orphaned if he decided to exit social media. Terming m as “cyber warriors”, he recalled former BJP president Amit Shah’s assertion that BJP wins an election whenever "cyber warriors" step up to task. Maintaining that job of “cyber warriors” was clear, he said that social media was often misused to incite riots and spread fake news.  

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Sanjay Raut remarked, “Narendra Modiji has crores of followers in India and rest of world. If Narendra Modiji leaves social media, his followers will be orphaned. This is t right as y are his cyber warriors. A warrior operates on instructions of Commander. If Commander leaves social media battleground, n what will Army do? I have heard that Amit Shahji said that BJP wins election when our cyber warrior enters battlefield. Everyone kws what job of cyber warriors is.” 

He added, “But re is misuse of social media happening as well. We were forced to frame a law as social media is being used to spread fake news, rumours, incite riots. I do t kw why Modiji has taken this decision. I have heard him through social media. Many times, good things are said. At times, re is political talk. It is his personal decision. But I will only say this- many people have been orphaned.” 

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PM Modi to quit social media? 

On Monday evening, PM Modi declared that he intends to give up his accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Moreover, he stated that he would share more information about this soon. This evoked a series of reactions, especially from members of BJP. For instance, party spokesperson Nupur Sharma urged PM to reconsider his decision. 

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11:21 IST, March 3rd 2020