Goa official files police complaint against social media user who flagged declining tourism numbers
The man, Ramanuj Mukherjee, accused the government of misusing the law to shut down criticism.
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The Goa government on Friday filed a police complaint against a man for allegedly citing “false data” to claim that tourism in the state was seeing a downturn, The Times of India reported.
The man, Ramanuj Mukherjee, claimed in a post on X on November 5 that a comparison between 2019 and 2023 showed that foreign tourists had abandoned Goa for other places such as Sri Lanka. “Indian tourists still visiting, but soon likely to ditch it as word spreads about exploitation of tourists while there are so many cheaper comparable locations abroad,” he said.
“Tourism in Goa is down in dumps,” Mukherjee said, referring to statistics from CEIC Data, a London-based analytics company.
Tourism in Goa is down in dumps
Foreign tourists have abandoned the state already. Look at 2019 v 2023 numbers. Russians and Brits who used to visit annually have opted for Sri Lanka instead.
Indian tourists still visiting, but soon likely to ditch it as word spreads about… pic.twitter.com/RF2TLC2Zvi— Ramanuj Mukherjee (@law_ninja) November 5, 2024
In response to his post, several social media users described their experiences of struggling to find reliable transport and reasonable hotel fares in the state.
The state’s tourism department, however, alleged that Mukherjee played “public mischief” by disseminating what it said was false data. Deputy Director of Tourism filed a...
