New Delhi: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and chief ministers of states under BJP rule have lost their golden tick on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) after they updated their profile pictures to the Indian tricolour as part of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, along with Goa CM Dr. Pramod Sawant, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, all saw their golden ticks fade away on “X.” The party’s national spokesperson, Sambit Patra, also lost his golden tick.
The social media platform guidelines mandate verified accounts to use real names and display pictures (DP). The microblogging company management will now assess the leaders profiles, and if they fit all requirements, the verification badge will be reinstated.
The golden tick serves as an authentication mark, indicating that an account is genuine and belongs to the person or organisation that it claims to portray.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of the 77th Independence Day, initiated a campaign urging citizens to showcase the Indian flag on their social media profiles. PM Modi had also updated his display picture to the Indian Tricolour as part of the campaign.