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Days After India Banned 59 Chinese Apps, PM Modi Deletes Account From China's Twitter-Like Site 'Weibo'
Swarajya Staff
Jul 02, 2020, 11:12 AM | Updated 11:12 AM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deactivated his account on Chinese microbloggin website 'Weibo'.
The development comes days after the Modi government on Monday (29 June) banned 59 Chinese apps including the popular short video sharing app TikTok, data sharing app ShareIt, UC Browser, scanning app CamScanner among others over national security concerns.
PM Modi had over 2,44,000 followers on the Chinese microblogging website.
It should be noted that global social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are banned in China.
According to Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, the process for deleting the account took some time as the quitting process for VIP accounts on Weibo is very complicated.
#BREAKING: Prime Minister @narendramodi quit Chinese social media page #Weibo shortly after 59 Chinese Apps were banned by India, Top Govt sources confirm. Delay to grant permission to quit was from China, as quitting process for VIP accounts is very complicated. Deleted now. pic.twitter.com/XqkBWCSJKy
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) July 1, 2020
The account was deleted by the Chinese social media site on the request of Indian embassy in Beijing.
PM Modi has been an infrequent user of Weibo since he posted for the first time on the Chinese site in 2015. He had over 110 posts on the site before the account was shut.
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