BJP Calls Dorsey Invertebrate Liar, Says Twitter Went Rogue, Feted Anti-India Forces

Jack Dorsey in a stunning allegation claimed that Twitter had faced government pressure and threats of shutdown during farmer's protest, a statement that evoked a strong response from Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar who termed it an outright lie.

Now, BJP leader Amit Malviya has not only called out Dorsey but also hit out at Congress and other members of the opposition for latching on to Dorsey's claim.

"Jack Dorsey, the former Twitter CEO, speaks about the challenges he faced from Govts across the world, including India and the United States... It is not surprising, because, under Dorsey, Twitter had turned rouge, disregarding laws of the sovereigns they operated in, muzzling freedom of speech (shadow banning ideologically differing voices), and in many cases promoting secessionist voices and those who were working to exacerbate social fault lines, including several Twitter employees, Dorsey himself is guilty of it," claimed Malviya.

"The several TwitterFiles, released after Elon Musk got rid of the toxic people in Twitter, is a testimony. It can't be the case that Twitter was always in the right and every other Govt, including their own, in the US, was wrong," he said.

"The truth of the matter is that Twitter was in violation of Indian laws for an extended period (between 2020-2022). But neither was Twitter ever shut down nor were its employees raided or sent to jail, despite Dorsey and his colleagues actively pursuing a policy, which was at loggerheads with Indian regulations. They were also allowing their platform to be used by foreign forces inimical to India's interest, on several occasions, which posed a grave threat to India's national security and well-being. Twitter was obliged to follow India's laws, if they wanted to operate here, one of their largest markets," Malviya Tweeted.

"But why is the Congress and assorted Opposition excited by an invertebrate liar's misplaced assertions? What is their compulsion to latch on to anyone who speaks against India? Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and seeks the help of foreign powers and his minions in India amplify stray disposed voices to demonise India... Is leaning on foreign money and media the only way Congress hopes to undermine the will of the people and unseat a democratically elected Govt?" he asked.

What did Jack Dorsey say?

In a YouTube Show 'Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar', Jack Dorsey claimed that Twitter had received many requests from India to block accounts covering farmers' protests and those critical of the government.

During the interview, Dorsey said, "India for example, India is one of the countries which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and it manifested in ways such as 'we will shut Twitter down in India'... 'we would raid the homes of your employees', which they did; 'we will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit'. And this is India, a democratic country."