The lure of social media fame is infiltrating the corridors of power. Time to rein in social-savvy bureaucrats?

Tiruchirappalli SP V Varun Kumar and his wife, Pudukkottai SP Vandita Pandey, have withdrawn from social media after cyberbullying by operatives of Naam Tamilar Katchi. This raises questions on bureaucrats' social media use, influenced by incidents like Assam CM reprimanding former SP Anand Mishra and controversies around officers' ethical boundaries in online presence.