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This is sensitive, so I am sharing this with dimers in public interest.
Politics of India: Are the volunteers of BJP, working both online and offline paid?
Looking at the comments posted on various articles of popular news websites such as Firstpost, Times of India etc., these BJP supporters go too far just to make a point. They are willing to fight with you for as long as you want them to without even making sense most of the time. I will request somebody having some knowledge about this to explain the nitty-gritty of this matter. Can somebody shed some light over this business?
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Indeed, some of them are paid.
Mr Narendra Modi, using taxpayer money, employs a company named APCO overtly for managing the Vibrant Gujarat campaign. See:
- Mechanics of Narendra Modi’s PR agency : APCO Worldwide – Orchestrating our Future, https://www.facebook.com/notes/shelley-kasli/me...
- The Modi Machine: Makeover gurus ( http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-modi-m... ).
APCO has been employed by dictators and lobbyists previously. As discussed in the article 2., it is unclear whether APCO officials double up as Modi’s spokespersons, or perform other functions as well, but it is plausible that APCO has been a key contributor to Modi’s propaganda. To be fair, APCO has denied working for Vibrant Gujarat campaign now, and for Modi at any time: Apco Worldwide denies working for Narendra Modi.
Personally, my experience with commenting on various news sites in India has been interesting in one aspect: while on Firstpost (FP) almost all comments are pro-Modi, in general views are much more diverse on other news sites. Why is this so? There is no rational explanation, other than the possibility that FP’s comment section is rigged either with or without co-operation of moderators there. This issue has been researched in depth by fellow commentators;
see: Trollfest. http://trueliesbuster.blogsp...g/
I have personally experienced the official FPEditors handle make one-line, slanderous, anti-anti-Modi comments on more than one occasions. Does FP also employ APCO (or some other pro-Modi PR firm) for “moderation”?
Use of PR firms would have been acceptable to an extent if there were transparency in BJP’s funding. However, since about 80% of BJP’s funds come from “unknown sources”, what corporate deals are baked behind the scenes is totally unclear. The problem of “paid news” is connected; under our laws, “paid news” is a minor offence and our toothless election commission cannot take strong action against paid news.
- Read more about paid news here: The Shocking Reality About Paid News And How The Media Is Silently Letting It Run [Part 2] | Youth Ki Awaaz. http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2013/11/shocking-re...
In short, paid news and Crony capitalism are made for each other. The following steps are involved:
- Corporates fund politicians.
- Politicians fund media with corporate money.
- Paid media help client politicians get elected.
- Elected politicians favor corporates that funded them (2G, coalgate, etc.).
- Go to 1.
Some people have the view that all parties have PR firms that act similarly. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Most parties have an IT Cell. However, a few parties support RTI for political parties and transparency of funding; BJP is not one of them. Some parties do not take funds from corporates but only from individuals, thus they are less vulnerable to fall prey to crony capitalism; they do not spend more than the expense limits defined by EC; is BJP one of them? No, even their own MPs say so (refer: the Youth ki Awaz article above).
Living under decades of mis-rule, such people do not find anything wrong with paid campaigners. How about paid audience? Or, even if they find paid campaigners or paid audience wrong, they have the false belief that every party is doing it!
“Paid news” is the biggest problem facing humanity and such statements claiming “everyone is doing it” is a thorough travesty to those who have taken the courageous, right path.
More references:
Are ‘Modi Bhakts’ on social media becoming a source of constant embarrassment for BJP? http://indianexponent.com/43350/are-modi-bhakts...
Here are a few FAKE pics prepared by BJP fans or workers. Whether these are paid workers or not is anyone’s guess, but BJP would do best to take steps to reign in on them, including the FB/Twitter accounts that post them.
src QUORA
http://www.quora.com/Politics-of-India-1/Are-th...
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bhakt andhe hote hain. unko sirf vote down button dikhai dega, shart laga lo. 
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marketdimer wrote:
bhakt andhe hote hain. unko sirf vote down button dikhai dega, shart laga lo.
I agree that hardcore Bhakts will continue, paid trolls will obviously continue what they are being paid for. but All these fakery was worth exposing. at least people will know next time they see such nonsensical propaganda.
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marketdimer wrote:
bhakt andhe hote hain. unko sirf vote down button dikhai dega, shart laga lo.
MD do u remember some time back someone had posted this pic on Desidime thread and you had replied on it.
I wasn’t aware that this was a fake pic back then 
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Another Latest FAKE pic by BHAKT ARMY.
Fake Pic : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=7156276...
Reality : US knows I am incorruptible: says Modi on WikiLeaks http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/us-knows-i-am...
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I don’t want UPA to comeback. I will vote for AAP if they promise that they won’t support UPA after elections. Can they assure this? (no U-Turn)
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dealsnatcher wrote:
I don’t want UPA to comeback. I will vote for AAP if they promise that they won’t support UPA after elections. Can they assure this? (no U-Turn)
Did AAP bring Congress back to power after Delhi Elections ? Meanwhile BJP did bring back Yedurappa, by the way. 
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DAN wrote:dealsnatcher wrote:
I don’t want UPA to comeback. I will vote for AAP if they promise that they won’t support UPA after elections. Can they assure this? (no U-Turn)
Did AAP bring Congress back to power after Delhi Elections ? Meanwhile BJP did bring back Yedurappa, by the way.
Y*esssssss* & much worse.:evil:
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Thanks @DAN one of the best post maza aa gaya
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Voted Up!
Awesome collection, worth sharing with some of my (paid) friends who became Hardcore supporter as they getting bucks to be so…
At least someone has started exposing them now..
Kudos for your post!
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One of the (paid ?) Bhakts was caught posting Fake Material on DD thread by Dimepincher here http://www.desidime.com/forums/dost-and-dimes/t...
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It seems 500cr project started already .
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How a teachers protest in Dehradun landed up in Delhi??
All thanks to Modi’s Troll Sena…
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The BJP IT cell has some good Photoshop expert but they can’t beat the GOOGLE
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Images picked from Hamas(Palestine) & Pakistan to incite communal hatred by citing them as images of Kerela and Hyderabad respectively. #Shame
The first a/c is of Kiran KS who has officially represented BJP in many TV debates
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Not only brainless volunteers on Twitter but also Media groups are indulging in rumour mongering and paid news to create a FAKE Modi wave! Dont forget BJP election fund is approx 400 Crore and that a huge money for media groups.
Navbharat Times and Sandhya Times yesterday reported a article which says Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter endorse Modi as PM. This when Sachin Tendulkar himself gave a clarification about the Fake account of her daughter Sara on Twitter 1 week back!
This is so called media which does no facts check before publishing any news or is it the money which is making them blind??
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FekuGiri exposed internationally by BBC. Bhakts brings home International Shame
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsew...
It isn’t clear who doctored the image of the leader of India’s main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party, but the fake photograph went viral across Indian social networks in the last week.
Commentators on Twitter say the photo caption, “Even Obama listens to the speech of [Narendra Modi] NaMo,” suggests it was released by a Modi “bhakt” – or ardent supporter – who was trying to imply the US president is following Modi’s campaign to be India’s next prime minister.
The image has been widely circulated, with another politician, CR Paatil, saying he thought the image was genuine when he shared it on Facebook.
It’s not clear which speech the image of Modi came from, but Indian news outlets, including the network NDTV and news magazine India Today, note the original photo was taken on 28 January 2011, and shows Obama listening to a speech by former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak days before he was forced out of power.
original image
With a general election approaching in May, such altered images and unverified statements are becoming more common. Last week, some Indian news outlets and social media users were taken in by a tweet, apparently from the daughter of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, endorsing Modi as India’s next prime minister.
Eventually, Tendulkar himself had to set the record straight on Facebook, saying neither of his children, Sara nor Arjun, had Twitter accounts. But there are many fake accounts in both their names.
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This is how BJP troll gang #HDL (Hindu Defense League) spread rumors on Social Media to incite hatred against Muslims. All this to prove that Hinduism is in danger in India and BJP is the only savior.
While people like Shah, Sangeet Som work on ground..these trolls instigate the hatred on social media.
Results: Cities after cities burning under riots in UP and other election bound states.
Dont fall into their trap. Think and share things wisely on social media
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DAN wrote:
This is how BJP troll gang #HDL (Hindu Defense League) spread rumors on Social Media to incite hatred against Muslims. All this to prove that Hinduism is in danger in India and BJP is the only savior.
While people like Shah, Sangeet Som work on ground..these trolls instigate the hatred on social media.
Results: Cities after cities burning under riots in UP and other election bound states.
h4. Dont fall into their trap. Think and share things wisely on social media
People of States who would be undergoing Elections soon should be on high alert for such propaganda as communal violence is expected be incited since BJP has been exposed of Fake Poll promises which they are making U-Turn on one by one.
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