‘We will shut down Twitter… raid homes:’ Former Twitter CEO Dorsey claims pressure from Indian govt
Washigton: Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, has claimed that the Indian government exerted pressure and threatened to shut down Twitter and raid houses of their employees, if they did not comply with their demand of restricting accounts that were critical of the central government during the farmers protest.
He made these remarks in a YouTube Show Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar on Monday when asked about pressure exerted by foreign governments to work in alignment with their demands.
Dorsey alleged that the Indian authorities made several requests to Twitter relating to act against the dissenting voices such as critical journalists during the farmers protest. He further claimed that Indian establishment told Twitter will be shut down in India and their employees’ homes will be raided if they do not follow the suit asked by the ruling party. “And this is India, a democratic country,” he added.
The three contentious farmer laws that stirred a-year-long protest in several parts of the country was repealed by the Modi-led government in 2021.
Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, refuted the claims made by the former CEO of Twitter and called it an "outright lie". He said that the government was obliged to remove misinformation as there were several fake reports being spread during the protests. He added that no one went to jail neither was Twitter shut down.
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CM Siddaramaiah labels Kumaraswamy 'Manuvadi" over Bhagavad Gita curriculum push
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday took a swipe at Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, by calling him a "Manuvadi" after his alliance with the BJP, for seeking the inclusion of Bhagavad Gita in curriculum for students.
The CM's dig came in response to Kumaraswamy's recent letter to Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, requesting the inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita in the curriculum of students.
"After Kumaraswamy joined hands with the BJP for elections, he has become a Manuvadi," Siddaramaiah told reporters here after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary here.
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Remembering Ambedkar, Siddaramaiah highlighted his contribution to the Constitution and his relentless fight to provide social justice.
The CM noted said fed up with social and caste system in Hinduism, and unable to reform it, Ambedkar accepted Buddhism.
He said, "Ambedkar, towards the end of his life, quit Hinduism and joined Buddhism. He was born in Hinduism, but cannot die in Hinduism, because he could not reform Hinduism, despite several efforts, so he accepted Buddhism."
