Haryana Interior Minister Anil Vij
After deleting a controversial tweet by Haryana Interior Minister Anil Vij on Monday related to 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, Twitter later restored it, saying the tweet is “not subject to deletion” under its rules on hate speech online. Vij said on Monday that whoever harbors the “seed of anti-nationalism” must be treated accordingly, be it Ravi or anyone else.
In a tweet in Hindi, Vij said: “Whoever harbors the seed of anti-nationalism in their minds must be completely destroyed, be it Disha Ravi or anyone else.”
Twitter removed the tweet based on a complaint from a user in Germany.
“Twitter is required by German law to provide a notice to users who are reported by people from Germany through the Network Enforcement Act,” the company said.
Later, Vij shared a screenshot from Twitter, saying that “We have investigated the reported content and found that it is not subject to removal under Twitter rules.
Ravi was arrested by Bangalore’s Delhi Police Special Cell on Saturday for allegedly editing and sharing a ‘toolkit’ on social media related to the farmers’ protest. She was presented in court the following day and was placed in preventive detention for five days.
The police obtained his custody to identify the pro-Khalistan group – Poetic Justice Foundation – and its active members.
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