Twitter accused of censoring Indian critic of Hindu nationalism
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#5BAXX)
Writers including Salman Rushdie express anger after journalist Salil Tripathi has account suspended
Twitter has been accused of censoring the prominent Indian journalist Salil Tripathi by suspending his account, after he tweeted on subjects including the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri mosque and his work on India's shrinking democratic space.
Writers including Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh expressed anger after Tripathi, who is chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee, had his Twitter account suspended on Sunday without warning.
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