True Indology, a social media account that shares information on Indian history has once again been suspended by Twitter arbitrarily following an argument with D Roopa IPS over the issue of historical references to bursting crackers for Deebavali.
On Wednesday, Twitter barred True Indology from posting tweets after suspending the account without giving any prior notice.
Karnataka police officer D Roopa had earlier tweeted that there was no mention of crackers in the Hindu scriptures to justify the ban of crackers. She had insisted that a ban on firecrackers should not be seen as anti-Hindu.
However, True Indology citing references from Ananda Ramayana and Skanda Purana had showed how bursting crackers on Deebavali is an integral part of Hindu festivities and culture. But D Roopa dismissed Ananda Ramayana as a credible source saying that it was written somewhere in the 15th century.
The argument soon deviated from an academic debate into a personal argument. D Roopa IPS went on to ask True Indology to reveal his/her identity. In another tweet, Roopa had written to TrueIndology, “Your time is up”.
Just moments after this tweet, Twitter suspended True Indology’s account once again without any notice.
True Indology later issued a statement in Facebook stating “it was saddening and exasperating to see that all the time and efforts put in to cultivate the account went down the drain because somebody took it upon her ego”.
“I thank everyone who has tweeted in my support. Thank you very much. Your support is much required and very much appreciated. While I am very sad about what happened to my account, I am thankful for and humbled by your support. The support that I have been receiving is completely voluntary and a testament to the fact that we as a society do not yet tolerate suppression of our voice. Let us remember that this is our collective battle. It could be anyone of you tomorrow.” True Indology wrote.
True Indology conveyed special thanks to actress Kangana Ranaut for extending her support.
Government appoints people like @D_Roopa_IPS to protect fundamental rights of commoners, but look at her obnoxious ignorance like a sore looser she became so vengeful that if she couldn’t win the arguments with facts she simply got @TIinExile eliminated.Shame on you @D_Roopa_IPS https://t.co/6MP0lXxX9w
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) November 18, 2020
“Thank you everybody. It is certainly a setback but my battle continues. I will do what I can to restore my account. I will also explore other venues and platforms. I am certainly not someone who is going to give up. It is our civilizational battle against pseudo secular institutions to achieve equality and I will fight on until I can. I am just a foot soldier in this battle but I am a very loyal soldier towards our civilization and shall fight to the end.”, True Indology wrote.
True Indology’s face off with Twitter
Earlier in October 2020, True Indology alleged that Twitter allowed fake accounts and impersonators to run freely on the original ID. It was also alleged that Twitter had resorted to shadow banning True Indology.