Twitter removes blue tick from Vice President Naidu's personal account

PTI Updated - December 06, 2021 at 05:00 AM.

Officials have said that Twitter was in the process of restoring the verification badge.

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually inaugurates the Platinum Jubilee Foundation Day of Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (VP/PTI Photo) (PTI02_10_2021_000288A)

Twitter removed the verified blue tick from the personal account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday.

Officials of the Vice President Secretariat said the personal Twitter handle of Naidu @MVenkaiahNaidu was inactive for a long time and the Twitter algorithm removed the blue badge. They said Twitter was in the process of restoring the verification badge.

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The last tweet posted from the personal handle was on July 23 last year.

The Vice President uses the official Twitter handle to send out tweets. A response from Twitter was awaited.

Published on June 5, 2021 05:18