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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
S. Vijay Kumar

Keep PM tour programme strictly confidential, MHA tells States

MHA said sharing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tour programme could have serious implications. (Source: PTI)

The Ministry of Home Affairs has expressed serious concern over leakage of the Prime Minister’s tour programme on social media and said the itinerary of the VVIP is a classified document.

Referring to instances where the Prime Minister’s tour programme was shared in the social media, the MHA in a communication to the Chief Secretaries/DGPs said sharing such information could have serious implications on the security of the VVIP in the prevailing scenario as it had the potential of being misused by extremist elements, highly placed government sources told The Hindu on Monday.

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