'Fakebook' democracy: Congress, BJP in a 'social media scam'

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  • Published On: July 10, 2013
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With the BJP accusing Rajasthan's Congress Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of 'buying' likes on Facebook, we discuss if the fake 'followers' and 'likes' trend is common to all political parties and leaders and if that deflects the attention away from personal engagement and ends up creating a virtual 'fake' democracy.

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