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Assam CM Uncovers Over 5,000 Foreign Social Media Accounts Backing State Congress

A forensic audit traced the accounts to 47 countries with potential local networks in Guwahati now under investigation.

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said so much foreign involvement in Assam politics is there in the run-up to the 2026 assembly elections for the first time.
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged that more than 5,000 accounts managed mainly from Islamic nations have focused exclusively on promoting Assam Congress leaders while ignoring national party figures.
  • The audit found the accounts originated in 47 countries, including 700 from Bangladesh, 350 from Pakistan, 246 from Saudi Arabia, 86 from Kuwait and 35 from Afghanistan.
  • Many profiles falsely listed their location as IIT Guwahati to gain credibility and shared Islamic fundamentalist content on Palestine, Iran and Bangladesh’s advisor Muhammad Yunus when not posting about Assam politics.
  • Investigators are probing residents in Guwahati’s GS Road and Kharghuli areas over alleged local coordination and tracing links through WhatsApp and Telegram groups.
  • Sarma has deemed the digital campaign a national security threat, alerted the central government and warned of an alleged agenda to sever Assam from India.