Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter handle unlocked

Twitter on Saturday unlocked accounts of Rahul Gandhi and those linked to the Congress days after nearly 5,000 handles associated with the party were temporarily blocked for sharing a photograph of the parents of an alleged rape victim. This came after Gandhi submitted a consent letter to Twitter from the parents, authorising him to use the image.

Gandhi’s Twitter handle was locked after he tweeted their image on August 4. Twitter said Gandhi’s tweet that carried the photo will remain withheld in India.

Vipin Yadav, the national coordinator of the Congress’ social media department, said almost all the party handles have been unlocked. He added some handles of national coordinators remain locked.