Garvita OdiaNew Delhi: Twitter on Saturday restored the account of Rahul Gandhi, alongside those of the Congress and its other leaders, amid ongoing friction between the social media platform and the party over its members sharing pictures of the family of an alleged rape victim.
“Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs)”, the Congress tweeted in its first reaction after its official handle was unlocked.
Gandhi’s and Congress’ accounts were temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the family of the nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Twitter deemed it violation of its rules.
Sources said the Twitter accounts of some of the party leaders who had shared the same pictures have also been restored.
“Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account has been unlocked,” a party functionary said.
After the restoration of its account, the Congress party and some party leaders ran the hashtag “Speak Up against Twitter’s hypocrisy”.
