A source said that the action was taken on August 6, the same day that Gandhi tweeted a photograph of himself with the parents of a 9-year-old victim of alleged gang rape and murder.
Twitter Blocks Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav s Account: Report in India
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Twitter has blocked the account of Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav in India, Medianama reported on Thursday. Yadav s is one of the most high-profile blockings undertaken by the social media platform in the country so far.
“@MPSukhram‘s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand,” the message on the micro-blogging reads as users try to access his page that has 244 followers.
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Scroll.in, Twitter said that the account has been withheld in response to a legal notice for users accessing it in India. However, users outside the country can see the MP’s tweets normally.