Toolkit case: Govt asks Twitter to remove ‘manipulated media’ tag, say sources

Top government sources said that in its communication to Twitter, the Centre has asked the social media giant to remove the ‘manipulated media’ tag in the toolkit case.

The central government on Friday took objections to Twitter labelling a tweet by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra as “manipulated media”. In the tweet in question, Sambit Patra had shared some screenshots of what he claimed was a “toolkit” prepared by the Congress party to attack and defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress has rubbished these charges and alleged that the screenshots were of text printed on a “forged” letterhead of the Congress. The party has also registered FIRs against BJP leaders in this regard.