India
M. Swaraj says ‘IUML’s Jamaat faction’ spreading fake news against him, plans legal action
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CPI(M) Kerala State secretariat member M. Swaraj has accused the Jamaat faction of the Indian Union Muslim League of spreading fake news through Facebook accounts. He alleges they forged a social media card in the name of Deshabhimani, claiming he met a communalist. Swaraj denied meeting the person in question and described it as part of a campaign to portray him as a "Hindu communalist." Legal action will be taken against the false propaganda.