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'Social media now a tool of polarisation'

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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March 03, 2026

FORMER union minister Smriti Z Irani said the future of India lies in science and technology, and cautioned that social media has shifted from being a tool of democratisation to an instrument of polarisation, during a conversation titled 'From Welfare to Development: Women in Viksit Bharat 2047' with Prabhu Chawla, editorial director of TNIE, at the 14th edition of the ThinkEdu Conclave on Monday.

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On disengaging from media while holding constitutional office, Irani said, "This was a very conscious choice to disengage from media when I had constitutional responsibility. The fact that my responsibilities in governmen

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