PM Modi's post removed "in error" says Meta, restore after MeiTY steps in

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post addressed to the youth, reported PTI on Tuesday quoting sources.

According to sources, the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been summoned by the IT ministry over the issue.

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The video -- posted on July 23 amid the student protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party -- was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to youth promising stringent measures against paper leaks.

A Meta spokesperson said the content was removed "in error" and has since been restored on the platform.

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The video posted by PM Modi on July 23 amid protests reassuring students of more actions following paper leak investigations appeared to be unavailable for some time on Facebook and Instagram.

"The content was removed in error and has since been restored," the spokesperson said.

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