The Meghalaya Editors’ and Publishers’ Association (MEPA) has expressed its shock and displeasure with the troll circulated on social media by unknown persons aimed at spreading falsehood against senior member of the association Patricia Mukhim.
“The troll carrying a false press release regarding Mukhim as the candidate of All India Trinamool Congress for the 2023 Assembly elections is sickening and distasteful. MEPA never expected such a troll with the sole intention of tarnishing the image of a senior journalist,” said a statement issued by MEPA general secretary John W. Thabah today.
In this connection, MEPA has urged the Cyber Crime cell of Meghalaya Police to trace the origin of the troll and book the persons involved “so that such misuse of social media is not allowed to recur”.
