New Delhi:
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has claimed that a tweet of his in a BBC documentary claiming he “exposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stance on minorities has been removed by Twitter.
Mr O’Brien posted an email from the microblogging site saying his tweet had been removed at the request of the Indian government, claiming it violated laws in India. O’Brien called it “censorship”.
“CENSORSHIP. Twitter India REMOVED MY TWEET FROM the #BBCDocumentary, it got thousands of views. The 1 hour long BBC documentary shows how Prime Minister Narendra Modi HATES MINORITIES,” the TMC leader claimed.
CENSORSHIP@Twitter@TwitterIndia HAS MY TWEET OF THE #BBCDocumentaryit got lakhs of views
The 1 o’clock @BBC docu explains how PM @narendramodi HATE MINORITIES
Here is the email I received. See also thin reason given. Oppn will continue to fight the good fight pic.twitter.com/8lfR0XPViJ
— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) January 21, 2023
He also posted the email he received from Twitter.
“See also the weak reason given. The opposition will continue to fight the good fight,” the Rajya Sabha MP said in a tweet.
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