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Kangana’s Twitter account ‘permanentl­y suspended’

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Actor Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account was ‘permanentl­y suspended’ yesterday after she posted a series of provocativ­e tweets in reaction to the alleged violence in West Bengal, following the assembly election results. A spokespers­on from the micro-blogging site said the actor has been found to repeatedly violate the platform’s rules.

“We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcemen­t action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm. The referenced account has been permanentl­y suspended for repeated violations of Twitter Rules specifical­ly our

Hateful Conduct policy and Abusive Behaviour policy..,” the Twitter spokespers­on said.

Reacting to the move, Ranaut later told news agency ANI in a statement that the suspension of her Twitter account was proof of the micro-blogging site’s “entitlemen­t”.

She said, “Twitter has only proved my point they are Americans and by birth, a white person feels entitled to enslave a brown person. They want to tell you what to think, speak or do. Fortunatel­y, I have many platforms I can use to raise my voice including my own art in the form of cinema. But, my heart goes out to the people of this nation who’ve been tortured, enslaved and censored for thousands of years and still there is no end to the suffering.”

Earlier this year, Twitter imposed certain restrictio­ns on Ranaut’s account after she posted an incendiary tweet against the web series, Tandav. In April 2020, Ranaut’s sister, Rangoli Chandel’s Twitter account was suspended.

have many platforms I can use to raise my voice. KANGANA RANAUT,

Bill and Melinda Gates have announcedt­heir decision to divorce after 27years of marriage. The couple said they will continue to workatthei­r charitable foundation.

All of us need to help in whatever little way we can. No contributi­on is small.

SHWETA BASU PRASAD,

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