Twitter on Saturday restored the blue verified badge on Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle after having removed it briefly.
India had flagged the verification removal to the social media giant. Twitter responded saying the blue tick was dropped due to inactivity.
Venkaiah Naidu's personal Twitter handle has over 13 lakh followers.
However, the official handle of the Vice President of India which has 9.3 lakh followers, continued to have the blue tick even when the badge on Naidu's personal handle was withdrawn.
The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that the handle is authentic. To receive the blue tick, an account must be authentic, notable, and active. Twitter may remove the blue verified badge and verified status of a Twitter account at any time and without notice.