Hyderabad, Dec. 21 -- A social media post alleging foreign funding links between the Indian National Congress and a media influence network has created a storm.

The post has targeted Kota Neelima, a prolific writer and a member of the Congress party.

A threat shared on X alleged that Neelima is part of an alleged ecosystem connecting the Congress party, foreign funding and sections of the media. It identifies her as a Congress Working Committee member and former vice-president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, and links her to a Delhi-based organisation called PROTO.

According to the post, PROTO was founded in 2018 by fellows of the US-based International Center for Journalists and later became a partner for its South Asia o...