After Rahul Gandhi's account was temporarily suspended and a tweet deleted, Congress has accused Twitter of adopting "double standards" and violating the freedom of expression "under the diktat of the Modi Government".

The action by Twitter was condemned at a meeting of party general secretaries on Sunday evening (August 8), where the leaders decided to take up this matter at all levels. Congress general secretary, Organisation, KC Venugopal said the issue of temporary suspension of Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was discussed at the meeting of general secretaries, in-charges and PCC presidents.