Telecom and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal has said that the Government had no plan to manage the content on Internet but there should be a mechanism to redress complaints of aggrieved citizens.

Addressing a seminar in New Delhi on Thursday, he said the country had the sovereign right to bring all media networks, including social media, under Indian laws. Sibal said social media also needed to work with various stakeholders to ensure that it exercised due diligence in context of content that is hosted on it.

Speaking on the occasion, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien said as Internet was a people's medium, its freedom should be maintained. He, however, added there should be a mechanism to check harmful content but states should be consulted on defining any such matter.