IT Ministry denies involvement in blocking Rahul Gandhi's reel, photo featuring Vijay oath taking ceremony

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY has denied any involvement in the blocking of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhis Instagram posts featuring TVK Chief Vijays swearingin ceremony clarifying that MeitY had nothing to do with the action taken by the social media platform sources said on SundaySources further clarified that the blocking of the posts was a result of the social media giants own internal mechanisms which mistakenly flagged the LoPs posts for blocking confirming that the affected content has now been restored on the platformIt has been wrongly claimed by certain social media handles that certain posts of the LoP were restricted by MeitY It is clarified that MeitY had nothing to do with this action it was because of the platforms own internal system mistakenly flagging the posts for blocking which have now been restored in the platform the sources saidGovernment sources issued a response following allegations by the Congress party against the ministry claiming that Instagram had blocked Rahul Gandhis reel and photo post featuring him and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay purportedly due to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY regulationsIn a post on X former Youth Congress National Campaign Head Srivatsa claimed that the reel had garnered 12 million views in less than an hour while the viral photo post had reached 46 million people He further alleged that the ministry is actively restricting the voices of opposition leaders in the countryInstagram has blocked LOP Rahul Gandhis reel and pictures post featuring him and Thalapathy Vijay at todays swearingin ceremony The viral reel had gathered 12 million views in less than a hour and the viral pics post had already reached 46 million people Meta cites no reason as to why his account has become inaccessible The glitch is because of MEITY rules Rahul Gandhis social media accounts have been suppressed for a long time His X reach YouTube views Insta followers have all been suppressed This is how Indias opposition leaders voice is curtailed said SrivatsaEarlier Tamil Nadu witnessed one of the most dramatic political transitions in its modern history as actorturnedpolitician C Joseph Vijay took oath as the 13th Chief Minister of the state ending the decadeslong political dominance of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMKand ushering in what he called a new era of real secular and social justiceAs thousands of supporters erupted in cheers Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijay and his cabinet colleaguesIn his emotional first speech as Chief Minister Vijay repeatedly highlighted his humble background and rejected any largerthanlife political image around him My dear people my own family I am not some divine messenger or prophet I am just an ordinary human being living a normal life I will never deceive you with false promises I will only promise what is possible he said to deafening applauseThanking young voters and children who passionately campaigned for him Vijay made a special mention of his Gen Z supporters saying A special word of thanks to the little friends who call me Vijay Mama It is because of them that all of this has happened I will repay my debt of gratitude to you by working for your future Stay confident this Vijay Mama will always be there for you The line immediately became one of the biggest highlights of the ceremony onlineCalling his victory a new beginning the TVK founder declared Come let all of us together give Tamil Nadu a fresh new government This is the start of a new era of real secular and social justiceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever