Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has expressed shock over the suspension of hundreds of pro-Jana Sena Twitter accounts in the last 36 hours. He questioned if raising issues that matter is a sin.

"I don’t understand the reason for suspending 400 twitter accounts of Janasena supporters. The reason behind the suspension of these accounts; just for standing by helpless people and their issues? And how do we understand this?#BringBackJSPSocialMedia," Pawan tweeted out on Wednesday.

The perception among a number of supporters is that the Jaganmohan Reddy government is behind the crackdown. "This is nothing but muzzling of dissent. The social media machinery of Pawan Kalyan's party has always been strong. The YCP government can't tolerate criticism," says a Pawanist. Importantly, Pawan hasn't blamed the YCP government directly.