The Delhi Police have suppressed NewsClick, financed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member Neville Roy Singham. The cops have unveiled in its chargesheet that the leftist propaganda news portal was working for its paymaster China.
The police have also uncovered how Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick founder was at the helm of a disinformation campaign under the excuse of protesting against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
It was also unveiled that Purkayastha plotted with Neville Roy Singham to defame the Bharatiya government, efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and cast defamation about the efficacy of the Bharatiya vaccine ‘Covaxin’ developed by Bharat Biotech.
As per the media reports it was reported early as 2019 about the disinformation campaign by NewsClick to discredit the then Lok Sabha election result using fake data. The connection between NewsClick and CCP has led into question the chances of Chinese influence in the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections and attempts to undermine democracy through its affiliated media outlets in Bharat.
The International Republican Institute (IRI) published a 44-page report in collaboration with TextOre on 15th February 2024 in which he exposed how China tried to influence elections in countries such as Kenya, the Philipines and Italy.
The NewClick-CCP saga and the track record of the Chinese government have made election intervention in Bharat, a matter of utmost concern. As per IRI, China’s interference in the elections of Kenya included a complicated approach. It influenced political actors and media organisations to create a positive public outlook towards the Communist party-run country.
One major key aspect was the development of relationships with political actors such as Raphael Tuju (ex-foreign Minister of Kenya), James Waweru (Jubilee Party Executive Director), Swalesh (Political Affairs Director), Mutiso (Foreign Relations Director) and Musalia Mudavadi (Cabinet Secretary).
Chinese officials sought to moderate anti-China positions taken by candidates. China amplified concerns about election integrity in Kenya when election outcomes did not favour its interests. Another interesting point was that when election outcomes did not favour its interests, China amplified concerns about election integrity in Kenya.
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