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Bajrang Dal leader lodges complaint, saying his feelings were hurt
An FIR has been lodged against the managing director of Twitter India Manish Maheshwari and his colleague in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr for allegedly showing a distorted map of India on their website.
The case was lodged on a complaint from a Bajrang Dal leader, who alleged that in a world map on Twitter, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were shown as entities separate from India.
“This is not merely a coincidence. This has hurt my feelings as well as those of the people of Bharat,” said Pravin Bhati, co-convenor, Bajrang Dal.
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UP Police files FIR against Twitter officials over distorted India map
UP Police files FIR against Twitter officials over distorted India map
NEW DELHI: The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district have lodged an FIR against two senior officials of Twitter India over the social media platform putting up a distorted map of India.
The FIR was lodged at the Khurja Nagar police station on Monday evening on the basis of a complaint by an office-bearer of right wing Bajrang Dal.
The map, which showed the Union Territories of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir outside India, was noticed on Monday, leading to an uproar by netizens.
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari named in UP Police FIR over distorted map of India
Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police in a case related to the platform showing wrong map of India on its website.
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UPDATED: June 29, 2021 11:38 IST
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari booked by UP Police following a complaint against the social media giant over an incorrect map of India on its site. (Photo:Facebook/Manish Maheshwari)
The FIR was lodged at the Khurja Nagar police station in Bulandshahr district on Monday evening on the basis of a complaint by an office-bearer of right wing Bajrang Dal.