Karnataka CM lodges police complaint over fake news report
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has lodged a police complaint over a fake news story and accused "the miscreants supported by the unholy alliance of BJP and JD(S) of fabricating a piece of disinformation mimicking a report from the Kannada newspaper."
Siddaramaiah said he will root out the creators of such fake news and those backing them through legal means.
The chief minister shared the purported ‘news report’ in Kannada, whose headline read, "We don’t need Hindus. Muslim votes are enough: Siddaramaiah," on the micro-blogging site ‘X’.
Quoting Siddaramaiah, the sub-heading in the fake news report said: "I wish to be born as a Muslim in the next birth. Don’t bother about BJP’s comments on Muslim appeasement."
"This fake news is loaded with content that stirs up communal tensions and has been widely disseminated across social media platforms," Siddaramaiah said.
Stating that he has already lodged a complaint with the police about this, he said, "We have information about the vested interests behind this and the police will take necessary action."
Resorting to such deceitful tactics to win elections, rather than engaging with political opponents through fair and honest means, shows the intellectual bankruptcy of the BJP and JD(S), the chief minister alleged.
"A party that has ruled the country for 10 years should not have stooped to such a despicable level of manufacturing fake news to win an election. Be cautious before believing and sharing fake news..!," Siddaramaiah added.
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ – ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಮಿತ್ರಮಂಡಳಿ ಕೃಪಾಪೋಷಿತ ಕಿಡಿಗೇಡಿಗಳು ವಾರ್ತಾಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿಯ ತುಣುಕೊಂದನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರ ಕೋಮುಭಾವನೆ ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ ಸುದ್ದಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ನಾನು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ದೂರು ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಇದರ ಹಿಂದಿರುವ ದುಷ್ಟ ಶಕ್ತಿ… pic.twitter.com/6Gin6L9Dvz
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
