MKU files plaint over fake image of Prime Minister’s twitter handle

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:20.03.2020

Madurai Kamaraj University registrar Sankar Natesan filed a police complaint on Wednesday after a fake image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official twitter handle with a comment on the university was circulated on WhatsApp.

The photo-shopped image of the PM’s twitter handle carried a request to MKU vice-chancellor Dr M Krishnan to close down the university in the light of the Covid-19 scare. It read, “I request the Vice Chancellor of #mku Madurai Kamaraj University to shut down immediately, It is one of the best university of our country and we can’t risk the life of country’s best students.” The tweet was dated March 16, the day from which schools and universities across Tamil Nadu shut down following a state government order to that effect. Shankar said that an FIR has been registered under three sections, including under the IT Act. “We filed the complaint immediately when we came to know about the image and that miscreants were misusing the Prime Minister’s name,” he added.

It has been reported that the same image has been used by miscreants by replacing MKU’s name with those of other popular colleges in Madurai.

The Nagamalai-Pudukottai police are investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, police have been ordered to deal strictly with anyone spreading rumours regarding Covid-19 via social media including Twitter and Facebook.

The photo-shopped image of the PM’s twitter handle carried a request to MKU vice-chancellor Dr M Krishnan to close down the university in the light of the Covid-19 scare