Twitter on Saturday briefly removed the blue tick or "verified" badge from the personal handle of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, in new provocation for the government in an ongoing standoff.
The blue tick was restored after a few hours, reportedly when objections were raised by the Vice President's office.
The verified status had been removed from @MVenkaiahNaidu for "inactivity", said a report by news agency ANI. "The personal account of Venkaiah Naidu was inactive for six months and the blue badge has gone," ANI quoted an official from the Vice President's office as saying.
