‘Anti-social elements’: JMM’s X account ‘hacked’; Hemant Soren reacts | India News

Hemant Soren; JMM X handle

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday blamed anti-social elements for hacking the official X account of his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and directed the state police to take immediate action in the matter.Soren also urged X, the social media giant which was previously called Twitter and is owned by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to take cognisance of the hacking of the JMM handle.The party’s account seems to have been attacked by crypto hackers, who posted there what appears to be a crypto payment address, along with an image of the chipmunk, a rodent.The handle has made no further post.

JMM X account

“JMM’s official X handle @JMM Jharkhand has been hacked by anti-social elements. @JharkhandPolice Take congnisance, investigate the matter and take immediate action. @XCorpIndia please take cognisance @GlobalAffairs,” Soren wrote on the social media platform.

Hemant Soren X post

The Jharkhand CM is currently in Delhi in connection with his father and JMM founder Shibu Soren’s treatment. In April, the former was elevated to the party presidency, while the latter was elected as the “founder patron.”