New Delhi, Oct 18: Criticised for its handling of Jan Lokpal movement by Anna Hazare, government today for the first time admitted it was caught “unaware” on the changes the campaign brought around in the society through use of the social media.
However, after this experience, efforts are on to look into the ways to use the social media to convey government’s view point, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said, adding it was difficult for those in power to do so as compared to ones outside it.
“We were caught a little bit unaware because it was a remarkable combination of traditional politics and not conventional with modern practices. We were frankly at a disadvantage because we did not use the social media as effectively as Anna’s movement did,” he said in an interaction with the members of Indian Women’s Press Corps here.
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