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Amit Malviya is an Indian politician serving as the national convener of the IT cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Malviya is from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his BBM from Dayalbagh Educational Institute and PGDM Finance Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Symbiosis International University.[3] He went on to work in the banking sector for a number of years.[3][4][5]
In 2009, Malviya gained prominence in the BJP through the forum 'Friends of BJP'. Following this he was made the head of the BJP IT Cell in the year 2015.[3][4][5]
Several social media posts by Malviya have been criticised as misinformation.[6] In December 2020, Twitter flagged a tweet by Malviya about the farmers' protest as 'manipulated media'.[7]. In August 2024, Malviya criticized Netflix streaming series IC-814 (based on the 1999 hijacking of an Air India plane) for showing that 2 of the 5 Muslim terrorists used Hindu aliases - Bhola and Shankar. Malviya expressed concern that decades from now, people will think Hindus hijacked the plane.
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