Trinamool MP Alleges Twitter Removed His Post On BBC Documentary Critical Of PM Modi

New Delhi:

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has alleged {that a} tweet by him on a BBC documentary which he claimed “exposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on minorities has been deleted by Twitter.

Posting a mail from the microblogging website which mentioned his tweet was deleted on the request of the Indian authorities claiming it violated legal guidelines in India, Mr O’Brien termed it as “censorship”.

“CENSORSHIP. Twitter India HAS TAKEN DOWN MY TWEET of the #BBCDocumentary, it received lakhs of views. The 1-hour BBC documentary exposes how PM Narendra Modi HATES MINORITIES,” the TMC chief alleged.

CENSORSHIP@Twitter@TwitterIndia HAS TAKEN DOWN MY TWEET of the #BBCDocumentary, it obtained lakhs of views

The 1 hr @BBC docu exposes how PM @narendramodi HATES MINORITIES

Here’s👇the mail I recieved. Also see flimsy cause given. Oppn will proceed to combat the nice combat pic.twitter.com/8lfR0XPViJ

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) January 21, 2023

He additionally posted the mail he obtained from Twitter.

“Also see flimsy reason given. Opposition will continue to fight the good fight,” the Rajya Sabha MP mentioned in a tweet.

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