Twitter withdrew the blue verified badge from the personal Twitter handle of Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, @MVenkaiahNaidu, on Saturday.
However, the official handle of the Vice President of India @VPSecretariat continues to have the blue badge.
According to Twitter, the blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active.
It aims to encourage and maintain trust between users on the platform by confirming the identity of an account with Twitter in order to be verified.
“The personal account of Venkaiah Naidu was inactive for six months and the blue badge has gone,” said an official from Vice President.
Meanwhile, BJP Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua questioned Twitter on removing the blue badge from the Vice President’s Twitter handle and termed it an ‘assault on the Constitution of India’.
“Why did @Twitter @TwitterIndia remove Blue tick from the handle of Vice President of India Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu ji ? This is assault of Constitution of India,” tweeted Nakhua today.
-ANI
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