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By AKHILA DAMODARAN
Or a Congress worker. Tinderites are looking for more than just love
Is there nowhere you can go to avoid politicking? Not many places it would seem, with even dating apps turning out to be platforms for campaigning for your favourite political party.
Recently, a user of a dating app was shocked to receive a message 'Please vote for BJP. Ask your family members to also vote for BJP for #NewIndia', the moment she accepted the request from a man. The 25-year-old writer asked if he were from the political party and if it is some kind of campaigning he's doing on the platform, he changed the topic. Surprisingly, he deactivated the account on the app post the voting period in Karnataka. On a WhatsApp conversation later, he admitted to have 'done the best' for the party campaign, even on a dating app. "My grandfather was a BJP leader and I...