Some Indian nationalist accounts have also been suspended in recent weeks.Portraying himself as an online combatant defending Pakistan from India's attempts to destabilise his country, Tayyab plans to continue playing his role in the broader information war being fought between the nuclear-armed foes. "A Facebook spokesperson told Reuters the company did not remove the Pakistani accounts because of Indian government pressure, but because people behind them coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves. "This is a clear case of treason, in our view. Others including Kaushik have posted pictures on social media of meetings with Modi and other members of his cabinet.Amit Malviya, the BJP's head of social media, did not respond to a request for comment.Clean the Nation said some of its accounts had been banned or suspended by Facebook last month. That action was unconnected with the 549 accounts and 138 pages linked to India's opposition Congress Party that Facebook said on Monday had been taken down.

Source: Economic Times April 02, 2019 12:22 UTC