Facebook says Ankhi Das’s internal posts being taken out of context

NEW DELHI: A day after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article highlighting multiple celebratory internal posts by Facebook India’s public policy head Ankhi Das between 2012 and 2014, every time the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) particularly Narendra Modi benefited electorally, Facebook said these posts are being taken out of context.

“These posts are taken out of context and don’t represent the full scope of Facebook’s efforts to support the use of our platform by parties across the Indian political spectrum in 2014. Facebook’s public policy team operates with integrity and any suggestion that their efforts are motivated by partisanship discounts their hard work every day,” said a spokesperson of the social media giant in an emailed response to Mint.

In October 2012, Das wrote, “Success in our Gujarat Campaign,” talking of the training of Narendra Modi’s team, noting that the campaign was close to reaching a million fans on Facebook.