J&K CM has no official accounts on social media: Govt

A fake Twitter account under the handle @CMOJK has been operational for the past couple of months

New Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Syeed taking oath, in Jammu
New Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Syeed taking oath, in Jammu
Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Nov 06 2015 | 12:04 PM IST
In the wake of "fake" Twitter accounts operational under the name of J&K CM, the state government today made it clear that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed did not have any account on social networking sites.

"The Chief Minister's secretariat has made it clear that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed doesn't have any official account on social media, including Twitter and Facebook," anofficial spokesman said.

A Twitter account under the handle @CMOJK has been operational for the past couple of months, but the spokesman said it was "fake".

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"Some people are running fake accounts in the name of the CM on social media and it has been brought to the notice of police," he said.

"One such account is operational on Twitter with the link https://twitter.Com/CMOJK. A fake account with the link https://twitter.Com/jkinformation is also being operated in the name of JK Information on Twitter," the spokesman added.
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First Published: Nov 06 2015 | 11:48 AM IST

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