Amit Malviya
Amit Malviya is an Indian politician serving as the national convener of the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Malviya is from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his BBM from Dayalbagh Educational Institute and PGDM Finance Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Symbiosis International University.[3] He went on to work in the banking sector for a number of years.[3][4][5]
Bharatiya Janata Party[edit]
In 2009, Malviya gained prominence in the BJP through the forum 'Friends of BJP'. Following this he was made the head of the BJP IT Cell in the year 2015.[3][4][5]
Several social media posts by Malviya have been criticised as misinformation.[6] In December 2020, Twitter flagged a tweet by Malviya about the farmers' protest as 'manipulated media'.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Ghosh, Himadri (18 November 2020). "Amit Malviya's Appointment in Bengal Shows How Heavily BJP Relies on Social Media". The Wire. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Verma, Deepti (2017-09-20). "All About BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya". National Views. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ a b c "कौन हैं सुब्रमण्यम स्वामी के निशाने पर आए अमित मालवीय? इन वजहों से पहले भी विवादों में रहा है नाम" [Who is Amit Malaviya, who targeted Subramanian Swamy? Due to these reasons, the Chief of BJP IT Cell has been in disputes before.]. TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 2020-09-09. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ a b Mohan, Siddhant (10 September 2020). "अमित मालवीय : जिन पर भाजपा के खिलाफ़ काम करने के आरोप लगते हैं" [Amit Malaviya: Those accused of working against BJP]. LallanTop (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ a b "अमित मालवीय: जानिए कैसे आगरा से बीबीएम किया लड़का बन गया बीजेपी का आईटी सेल हेड" [Amit Malaviya: Know how the boy who did BBM from Agra became BJP's IT cell head]. Jansatta (in Hindi). Indian Express Limited. 2018-03-27. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews in (10 February 2020). "evil Amit Malviya's fake news fountain: 16 pieces of misinformation spread by the BJP IT cell chief". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "For the First Time in India, Twitter Flags BJP IT Cell's 'Manipulated Media'". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Further reading[edit]
- Mohan, Archis (16 September 2017). "Amit Malviya, BJP's digital messenger". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2021.