Updated On: 11 January, 2022 07:32 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
In an investigative report by the online publication The Wire, it was revealed that Tek fog is a secret app used to manipulate trends on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp by BJP to automate hate attacks social media users

Maharashtra minister of State for Home, Satej Patil
Maharashtra minister of State for Home, Satej Patil has raised questions over the silence of the government of India and Information and Technology ministry over #TekFog expose. He has also demanded that the Centre should take cognizance of it by keeping the party politics aside.
In his tweet, Patil has said, “I am astounded by the silence of the GoI & IT Ministry over the #TekFog expose. A political party is using fan APP for mas targeting and harassment of Indian citizens and journalists especially women journalists, hacked into inactive WhatsApp numbers of Indian citizens. This is a severe crime a& a global shame to our democratic country! I request @GoI-Meity, @Ashwini Vaishnaw to go beyond party lines and take impartial cognizance of this issue at the earliest.”