After Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Twitter on Saturday removed the blue verification tick from the accounts of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat along with four other senior functionaries of RSS. RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat, his colleagues Suresh Soni, Arun Kumar, Suresh Joshi, and Krishna Kumar were among the accounts that lost the verification badges, according to sources in RSS. As per RSS sources, the accounts were created to 'check the spread of misinformation by parody accounts'. Also read Twitter restores verified blue tick on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's personal handleThe blue tick purge has set up a new flashpoint between the government and Twitter, which have been in an escalating standoff. Earlier in the day, Venkaiah Naidu's blue tick was restored within a few hours, reportedly when objections were raised by the Vice President's office.

Source: dna June 05, 2021 15:45 UTC