Manipur Government Asks Officials To Exit Social Media Groups; Here’s Why

 In a letter, as part of the status report by the Manipur government, Commissioner (Home), T Ranjit Singh highlighted that many social media groups on different platforms engage in such partisan and divisive behaviour.  All government departments have been instructed to submit a compliance report.

“It has been noticed that many formal and informal groups on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and other chat groups are engaged in furthering separatist, anti-national, anti-State, anti-social, communal and divisive agendas which cause disturbance in existing peaceful social harmony and law and order situation of the State,” read the letter.

The letter added that members of the groups pushed their respective agendas and that some officials were also “contributing, sharing and commenting” on the posts, in a manner unbecoming of a government employee.