Twitter withholds columnist"s account on govt"s request

  • | Friday | 24th June, 2022

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Twitter has withheld the account of C J Werleman, a columnist who writes on Islamophobia and issues such as conflict and terrorism, at the request of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting."@cjwerleman"s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand," read a message on the columnist"s Twitter handle.An official said the account has been withheld following a request from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for comments spreading "anti-India propaganda".Werleman said his account has been withheld in India because of demands made by the "far-right, Hindu fascist regime of Narendra Modi".The Kalinga Rights Forum, which describes itself as a legal activism group for national interest, claimed that the Centre had acted on its complaints against Werleman"s "anti-India propaganda". PTI SKU RC


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