Twitter restores blue tick on VP Venkaiah Naidu’s personal handle

Twitter restored the verified blue tick on the personal account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu after removing it earlier on Saturday.

Clarifying on the matter, Twitter spokesperson mentioned that Naidu’s account has been inactive since July 2020. The last tweet from the handle was posted on July 23, 2020. Naidu has been using official Vice President’s Twitter handle, @VPSecretariat, to send out tweets.

As per the microblogging site’s verification policy, it can remove the blue verified badge if the account remains inactive for long, the spokesperson further added.

However, the badge has been restored, Twitter informed.