Eh, it is the same for Poland. Even relatively minor criticism is immediately assumed to be a deliberate attack on the ruling party and so proponents of the current government descend. I am not ruling out paid supporters, but besieged castle defense is a well known tactic for politicians. Case in point, coworker is Indian, and not overly pro or anti Modi, but you can't say a bad thing about him without surprinsingly strong defese. Something about doing it for India's interest. It is an argument.