The opposition party's social media department head, Supriya Shrinate, said a witch-hunt has been carried out against it, using fake news, in the past 48 hours. The opposition party's social media department head, Supriya Shrinate, said a witch-hunt has been carried out against it, using fake news, in the past 48 hours. Screengrab | XNEW DELHI: The Congress vehemently dismissed on Friday claims that it paid Instagram influencers to oppose the AI Summit and said this is a "fake story" that originated from the BJP IT Cell. The opposition party's social media department head, Supriya Shrinate, said a witch-hunt has been carried out against it, using fake news, in the past 48 hours. "It was falsely alleged that the Congress party and the Indian Youth Congress paid Instagram influencers to oppose the AI Summit.

Source: Indian Express February 27, 2026 13:29 UTC