responsibility that accompanies the petitioner's political and social standing. Needless to say, the large social media following of a Chief Minister of a State undoubtedly implies a wider reach, making any retweet, a form of public endorsement or acknowledgment. 83. When a political person of such standing or a public figure or a social influencer, posts some content on his social media account, it can be reasonably believed by the Court while adjudicating such cases, at the initial stage of a case where summoning is in question, that he did understand the repercussions and implications of posting such content and the corresponding harm it can cause to the person aggrieved. In this Court‟s opinion, the online interactions and engagement on Twitter, which involves publication of defamatory statements and content, and sharing such content with others by retweeting will surely attract liability since it would amount to posting defamatory content as one‟s own by believing it to be true and thus, sharing it with the public at large. 84. The original author of the alleged defamatory content will also be liable for any action if a complaint is filed against him. However, it is the choice of the complainant, who may decide as to whether the person who retweeted such content had caused him more damage or not, since he had more friends or followers, by sharing a content. 85. In the present case, the defamatory video in question, posted by Sh. Dhruv Rathee and retweeted by the petitioner herein, was aimed at „exposing‟ the IT Cell of BJP and as alleged in the video, the respondent no. 2 was the „second-in-command‟ of the IT Cell of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.02.2024 16:25:50 CRL.M.C. 6347/2019 Page 46 of 50