Twitter unlocks accounts of Rahul, several others

Twitter on Saturday restored the official accounts of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several others, a week after nearly 5,000 handles associated with the party were temporarily suspended for sharing a photograph of the parents of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the national capital.

The accounts were restored after the former Congress chief submitted a consent letter by the parents of the alleged victim, authorising him to use the image, a Twitter spokesperson who did not wish to be named said.

“Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs),” the Congress tweeted in its first reaction after its official handle was unlocked.