Twitter restores Rahul Gandhi's handle week after suspension
New Delhi: Following severe criticisms from the public and Congress party, Twitter has restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's account, it was suspended a week before.
After Rahul Gandhi tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi, Twitter has suspended his Twitter handled, citing violation of the rules.
Congress has alleged that suspending the Twitter of Congress leaders was nothing but biased. Congress leaders have taken examples of many ‘objectionable’ tweets of BJP leaders done before.
Twitter accounts of the party leaders who shared the tweets of Rahul Gandhi with pictures of deceased family members have also been restored.
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"Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account has been unlocked," a senior party leader said, he also said that Twitter accounts of some of the party leaders have also been restored. NCPCR Demands Action Against Instagram Profile of Rahul Gandhi
On Friday, Mr. Rahul Gandhi had made a strong outburst accusing Twitter of "interfering in the national political process" and said shutting down of his handle amounted to an "attack on the country's democratic structure".
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In a YouTube video statement titled "Twitter's dangerous game", Gandhi alleged that it was not a neutral and objective platform and was "beholden to the government”.
"It's obvious now that Twitter is actually not a neutral, objective platform. It is a biased platform. It's something that listens to what the government of the day says," Gandhi had alleged.
