The Conservatives have received a backlash on social media after posting an election video about Alex Salmond online.
The video, which was posted by the Conservatives on YouTube, shows Salmond entering the House of Commons and playing a recorder while Ed Miliband dances to his tune.
Its YouTube description said: "A deal with the SNP now seems to be Ed Miliband's only route to power. That would mean Alex Salmond propping up the weak Labour leader, and - in Mr Salmond's own words - able to "call the tune".
"Share this film to let friends know that a Labour-SNP deal would mean chaos for Britain."
Twitter users have hit out at the video, claiming the Conservatives would be better setting out their policies than targeting Miliband and Salmond.
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@Conservatives - And that is bad, why? Sorry forgot your not talking to Scot's are you.
- Hamish Douglas (@JamieDoesTweets) March 25, 2015
@Conservatives If British citizens vote for SNP it's thier democratic right. The question is why are Conservatives failing in Scotland?
- Mary (@speadp_m) March 24, 2015
@Conservatives instead of griping at each other like immature school boys, why not set out clearly why we should vote for you and why!?
- RLB (@RLBizzle84) March 24, 2015
@Conservatives What tune will that be then? Better than having an out of touch with reality government who seek only to feather own nest.
- North Scarle Imp (@Scarle_recluse) March 24, 2015
@Conservatives Sounds good to me. Better than re-electing your mob and continuing the march back to Victorian Britain.
- Derek Stephen (@rutakingthep) March 24, 2015
@EricPickles funny as it is I'd rather you tweeted about your policies & the benefits they will bring rather than playground teasing of Ed.
- Matt Law (@_ginger_kid) March 24, 2015
@EricPickles @Conservatives As a politician one would expect you to be aware that Alex Salmond is neither a current MP or leader of the SNP.
- David Copinger (@DCopinger) March 24, 2015
Earlier this month the Conservatives released two new posters featuring an image of an agreement between Labour and the SNP and a picture of Miliband in Salmond's coat pocket.
In January the party released their first poster warning of what they call the "nightmare" of a Labour/nationalist coalition at Westminster after May's election.
The poster featured a picture of Ed Miliband with his arm around Alex Salmond outside 10 Downing Street and the slogan "Your worst nightmare... just got worse".
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