The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has officially lodged a police complaint against the Hyderabad-based digital media company Mindshare, accusing the firm of deliberately misusing government office premises as well as public resources to circulate objectionable and defamatory content aimed at discrediting the party and maligning its leadership. According to the complaint, Mindshare is not only disseminating false and damaging material but is also orchestrating a systematic campaign to target the BRS and its senior leaders. The party has therefore approached the Central Crime Station (CCS) police and sought the registration of a formal First Information Report (FIR) against the agency.
BRS spokesperson Putta Vishnuvardhan Reddy alleged that Mindshare had been actively spreading “false, degrading, and defamatory” narratives against the party. He emphasized that the agency had launched personal attacks on BRS president and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) as well as on the party’s working president K. T. Rama Rao (KTR). Reddy further claimed that the firm was functioning out of the Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL) office premises at Nanakramguda, thereby misusing government-owned office infrastructure for private commercial activities while simultaneously diverting public resources to carry out a politically motivated smear campaign against the BRS.
In its official statement, the party clarified that it had already begun initiating legal proceedings against certain digital media agencies and social media influencers who were allegedly engaged in “spreading malicious propaganda” through the distribution of sponsored or paid content. The BRS asserted that it possessed credible information suggesting that some of these digital platforms and media outlets were being financially supported and encouraged by the ruling Congress Party, with the explicit purpose of misinforming the public, creating political unrest, and damaging the credibility of the previous BRS-led government. As part of its counteraction, the party has started serving legal notices demanding the immediate withdrawal of defamatory content. It warned that in cases where such content is not removed promptly, stringent legal measures would be pursued.
The party acknowledged that while a few entities had complied with the legal notices and removed the objectionable material, several other platforms continued to circulate the disputed content. The official release strongly criticized the trend of publishing and distributing “false propaganda without fact-checking or due diligence,” describing it as an attempt to advance the political agenda of rival parties rather than to present truthful information to the public.
Expanding on the legal notices, the BRS underlined that the defamatory content in question was specifically designed with malicious intent. According to the party, these videos and media pieces were deliberately crafted to mislead citizens, create sensational shock value, and tarnish the reputation of leaders, particularly K. Chandrashekar Rao, who had served as the first Chief Minister of Telangana and remained a prominent figure in state politics. The BRS noted that the circulation of such content could cause long-term reputational harm both to KCR as an individual and to the party as a whole.
Furthermore, the BRS alleged that this targeted campaign was being carried out for the sake of “undue publicity, financial benefits, and narrow political gains.” Strongly condemning what it described as a deliberate and unethical attempt to undermine its credibility, the party declared that it would exhaust every legal option available to bring those responsible to justice. It concluded by reaffirming its commitment to ensuring that the truth ultimately prevails over baseless allegations and politically motivated slander.
