Twitter Briefly Removes Venkaiah Naidu's "Blue Tick", Sparks Row

Twitter briefly removed the blue tick or "verified" badge from the personal handle of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday in new provocation for the government in an ongoing standoff. The blue tick was restored within a few hours, reportedly when objections were raised by the Vice President's office. The Ministry of Electronics and IT is likely to issue notice to Twitter asking why this was done without "prior intimation". "This is contempt of a constitutional post. Twitter wants to test India's patience," said sources.