Letter published in The National UAE on 4April 19 LSocial media must not hinder Indian elections
I write to you in reference to Charles Capel’s article Facebook removes partisan Indian social media operations before elections (April 3). Facebook removed many pages from its platform that have been linked to the spread of fake news ahead of the Indian general election. Many of those pages appear to be affiliated with Indian political parties, but some are actually run from within Pakistan. This discourse is designed to intensify tensions on both sides of the border, especially in the wake of the recent Pulwama terror attacks.
We must not allow tensions to escalate further. I hope that the elections will be smooth and peaceful.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru
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