Archive · 7 Aug 2026
BJP scoffs at Revanth's claim over morphed PM content FIRs
Two big political groups in India, the BJP and the Congress, are arguing in the state of Telangana.
Some people shared bad and changed pictures of India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The police in Hyderabad registered cases about this against a social media company called Meta India and others.
The Chief Minister of Telangana, A Revanth Reddy, said he should get credit for these police cases.
But BJP leader N Ramchander Rao says that is not right.
He says the police only acted because BJP members complained first.
Mr. Rao also asked why a police officer was moved to a new job just one day after he registered the cases.
He thinks it is unfair to punish an officer for doing his duty.
Mr. Rao says this kind of behavior is misleading and hurts the whole administration.
Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao ridiculed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's reported claim of credit for FIRs registered against Meta India head Arun Srinivas and social media operators.
Rao said the cases were filed only after Telangana BJP members submitted formal complaints about obscene, morphed, and objectionable social media posts, not through government action.
Cyber Crime Police registered two cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
Rao questioned why Hyderabad Cyber Crime DCP V Aravind Babu was abruptly relieved and directed to report to State Police Headquarters barely a day after registering the cases.
Rao said Revanth Reddy has no moral right to claim credit while penalising an officer performing his duty, calling the claim misleading and a sign of administrative failure.
- Who
- Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Meta India head Arun Srinivas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Hyderabad Cyber Crime DCP V Aravind Babu.
- What
- A political dispute over who deserves credit for FIRs registered against social media operators for circulating morphed and obscene content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- When
- The BJP statement was issued on August 7, shortly after the FIRs were registered; the exact FIR date was not stated.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Why
- Rao says the Chief Minister's credit claim is misleading because the cases followed formal complaints by Telangana BJP members, and he questioned the relief of the DCP who registered them.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's side
BJP leader N Ramchander Rao's side
Credit for the FIRs
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's side
The Chief Minister reportedly claimed credit for the FIRs registered by Cyber Crime Police against Meta India and social media operators.
BJP leader N Ramchander Rao's side
Rao says the cases were registered only after Telangana BJP members filed formal complaints, so the government cannot rightly claim credit.
Relief of DCP V Aravind Babu
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's side
The administration relieved DCP V Aravind Babu and directed him to report to State Police Headquarters; the article does not state the government's reason.
BJP leader N Ramchander Rao's side
Rao says removing the officer a day after he registered the cases penalises an officer doing his duty and damages morale, efficiency, and independence of the administration.
- Parties involved
- Telangana BJP vs the Congress government led by CM A Revanth Reddy
- FIRs registered
- 2 cases
- Laws cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act
- Target of morphed content
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Named in cases
- Meta India head Arun Srinivas and social media operators
- Officer in question
- Hyderabad Cyber Crime DCP V Aravind Babu, relieved and directed to State Police Headquarters
- Statement date
- August 7
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana