LUCKNOW: Social activists and social organisations across the country have come together to launch a website to expose alleged false claims being made by Gujarat chief minister and BJP's campaign committee chairperson Narendra Modi about the development made during his rule in Gujarat.

"The website www.pheku.in will be launched in 25 cities of the country on Friday. Its a joint effort of some democratic and secular individuals and organisations and will provide platform to all such people in India. It will also make public aware of the truth so that they can make an informed choice in elections," said noted civil rights activist Shabnam Hashmi, who along with activists - former vice-chancellor of Lucknow University and chairperson of Sajhi Dunia Prof RR Verma and Pradeep Ghosh of Indian People's Theatre Association - will launch the website in Lucknow.

Activists said that country is today facing the threat of Talibanisation. "Modi has set up several call centres in the country as a part of his propaganda to project himself as the most popular leader. The centres have also been assigned the task to run down those who expose Modi. Further, they indulge in hate campaign targeting minorities. The website will respond to the misleading and many times false claims made by political parties in view of the coming elections so that the public gets a more truthful and balanced picture and gets equipped with enlightened information," activists said.

The launch of the website could have been a simple affair but it is being widely publicised to create a buzz and make people aware of a platform where they can also posts their views and articles, which will be moderated and scrutinised before posting. Apart from Lucknow, other cities where events are being held for the launch include Ahmadabad, Delhi, Ajmer, Bangalore, Bilaspur, Bhopal , Goa, Hissar, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kozhikode, Nuh, Mandya, Mangalore, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Rohtak, Saharanpur, Shimoga, Srinagar, Udaipur and Varanasi.