Micro-blogging site Twitter issued a written apology to the Parliamentary Committee over the erroneous depiction of Ladakh on the map. It marked the Union Territory in China. Lekhi added, "Twitter has now given us a written apology on an affidavit for Ladakh being shown in China." Also read Centre issues notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir, threatens legal actionEarlier on November 9, the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT had issued a notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir instead of the Union Territory of Ladakh. The Central government had bifurcated the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on August 5, 2019.

Source: dna November 18, 2020 12:11 UTC