Twitter Removes Distorted map Displaying J&K, Ladakh Outside India
This is not the first time that Twitter has misrepresented India s map. Earlier, it had shown Leh as part of China.
Outlook Web Bureau 29 June 2021, Last Updated at 7:25 am File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-06-29T00:44:05+05:30 Twitter Removes Distorted map Displaying J&K, Ladakh Outside India outlookindia.com 2021-06-29T07:25:23+05:30
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Hours after drawing flak over displaying a distorted map of India, Twitter has now removed the wrong map. The global map, which grossly misrepresented India s boundaries, was removed on late Monday evening by Twitter following social media outrage.
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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Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has been booked under Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
The complaint was registered by a Bajrang Dal leader in Bulandshahr
Twitter showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as two separate countries
New Delhi: Twitter has been facing a lot of heat for representing the distorted Indian map. In a recent development, Twitter India s MD Manish Maheshwari has been booked under various sections of IPC for showing the wrong map of India.
Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has been booked under Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 74 of IT (Amendment) Act 2008 for showing the wrong map of India on its website. The complaint was registered by a Bajrang Dal leader in Bulandshahr.
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari Booked For Showing Distorted Map Of India
This is not the first time that Twitter has misrepresented India s map. In October 2020, Twitter had shown Leh as a part of the People s Republic of China (PRC).
Outlook Web Bureau 29 June 2021, Last Updated at 9:13 am File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-06-29T08:17:30+05:30 Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari Booked For Showing Distorted Map Of India outlookindia.com 2021-06-29T09:13:01+05:30
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In fresh trouble for the microblogging site, Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has been booked under Section 505 (2) of IPC and Section 74 of IT (Amendment) Act 2008 for showing the wrong map of India on its website, on the complaint of a Bajrang Dal leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr.
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