Mumbai: BJP workers on Sunday complained to police here against a Congress activist for allegedly posting a derogatory meme on a social media platform, an official said.
According to the complaint, a Congress functionary uploaded a meme on local WhatsApp groups, depicting a dog ‘Motiji’ pooping and a man next to time dubbed as ‘bhakt’.
Some BJP activists from Sion-Koliwada area here objected to the post and asked the Congress worker to delete it and tender an apology, the saffron party’s local leader Alvin Das said.
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However, when the post was not deleted, the BJP workers submitted a complaint at the Antop Hill police station here.
“We have received an application from BJP supporters. We will seek a legal opinion on it and action will be taken accordingly. An inquiry is on in the matter,” Antop Hill police station’s senior inspector Rajiv Wavhal said.