Having investigated complaint against his tweet, Twitter decides not to remove it
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday said anyone who nurtured the thought of opposing the country should be eradicated completely.
He was commenting on the arrest of 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi.
Having investigated a complaint against the Minister’s tweet on the subject, Twitter decided not to remove it.
His tweet said, “Those who nurture the seed of opposing the nation [anti-national] in their mind, that has to be completely destroyed, be it Disha Ravi or anyone else.”
On Sunday, Ms. Ravi was remanded in police custody for five days, and charged with sedition for editing and sharing a ‘toolkit’ on the farmers’ protests. The public prosecutor claimed that the “toolkit” was created as part of a plan to revive pro-Khalistan groups in the country.
According to a screenshot posted by the Minister, Twitter had initially alerted him that a complaint regarding his tweet had…