OpIndia CEO targets singer Caralisa Monteiro with fake tweet in her name
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Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s name. It showed that the singer had tweeted, “Every time a Hindu is killed, I get orgasmic pleasure. Modi might dream Congress Mukt Bharat, but we will get Hindu Mukt India soon. Amen!”
OpIndia published a story around the alleged tweet in both English and Hindi. The story, apart from taking personal digs, attempts to show how Monteiro herself is a ‘fake news peddler’. Ironically, it also says that the tweet viral in her name may be fake.
BJP member Surendra Poonia also shared the alleged tweet, drawing over 5,000 retweets.
Twitter user @woman_tigress tweeted the screenshot and wrote, “Doesn’t this break any rules ? @Twitter”. This tweet also gained over 5,000 retweets.
Fake tweet
The screenshot carries the date ‘January 1’ which means despite Monteiro posting the alleged tweet more than a month ago, only now is it drawing criticism. This was the first red flag.
A closer look at the screenshot reveals inconsistencies when compared with a genuine tweet.
1. The top right corner should have three dots for the drop-down menu, not a downward arrow.
2. A dot is missing after ‘2021’ in the date and so is the name of the device used to post the tweet.
3. The bar that shows the number of retweets, quote tweets and likes for a tweet is also absent from the viral screenshot.
Monteiro quote-tweeted a user who had posted the viral screenshot and said that “a case has been filed against this fake tweet”.
Tell your dad WhatsApp University band kar lo.
— Caralisa Monteiro (@runcaralisarun) February 6, 2021
And a case has been filed against this fake tweet. https://t.co/7kLkBY7Lrx
OpIndia founder had shared the fake tweet
OpIndia founder Rahul Roshan had tweeted the fake screenshot in response to Monteiro tweeting the morphed screengrab of OpIndia’s article. He later took it down but an archived link can be accessed here.
Multiple Twitter users have discussed that Roushan created the fake tweet as ‘revenge’. (1,2,3)
OpIndia, therefore, wrote two articles targeting singer Caralisa Monteiro based on a fake tweet that was shared by its founder Rahul Roushan.
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Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday night and urged him to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state in view of its growing administrative and security needs.
The two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders before the Telangana Police and other issues.
"During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the issue of Maoist surrenders and their rehabilitation. The chief minister informed Shah that significant improvements in policing have taken place in Telangana over the past two years," an official release here said.
Highlighting that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period, the chief minister said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules.
He requested the Union home minister to extend financial support from the central government for development works in the backward regions of the state.
Reddy also urged Shah to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state from 83 to 105 in line with the state's growing administrative and security needs, the statement said.
The first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review, due in 2021, was delayed and finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to the state, the chief minister informed Shah and requested that the third cadre review be conducted in 2026 as per the schedule.
Reddy explained that Telangana, like the rest of the country, is facing several modern challenges, including cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats.
He highlighted the reorganisation of the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri Police Commissionerates, the proposed formation of the Future City Commissionerate and the rapidly growing population in Hyderabad to underline the increasing administrative requirements of the state.
