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Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut's permanent Twitter suspension: What went down and why

Actress' Twitter account has been suspended over her hateful tweets encouraging tensions

Published: May 04, 2021 15:30 Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Assistant Editor - Features

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On May 4, Indian actress and avid social media user Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account was permanently suspended after she posted a series of provocative posts on post-poll violence in West Bengal. She singled out West Bengal’s newly-elected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and called for President’s rule in the state invoking Indian Prime Minister to ‘tame’ the elected state leader. Image Credit: @KanganaTeam

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Kangana Ranaut's blocked Twitter account — But the officials of Twitter made their stand clear and pointed out that Ranaut’s social media behavior was highly questionable. “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm. The referenced account has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter Rules specifically our Hateful Conduct policy and Abusive Behaviour police. We enforce the Twitter rules judiciously and impartially for everyone on our service,” said the social media giant in a statement. Image Credit: Twitter/KanganaTeam

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Kangana — Immediately after being suspended on Twitter, Ranaut took to her Instagram to reveal that several First Information Reports/cases have been registered against her over her remarks on the West Bengal violence. Image Credit: Instagram

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In the past, Ranaut has also sparred with colleagues in Bollywood, including Urmila Matondkar, Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu. Her colleagues are often critical of her social media conduct. ‘Sacred Games’ actress Kubbra Sait did not mince words when reacting to Ranaut’s suspension. “Social media can be better without her,” she wrote. Image Credit:

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Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel — Ranaut’s sister and her publicist Rangoli Chandel is also a former Twitter offender. Her account was permanently suspended after she her tweets that were deemed offensive to certain communities in India last year. Image Credit: GN Archives

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Thalaivi 3-1616395000525 — Keeping her Twitter drama that rolled out today aside, Ranaut is gearing up for the release of her political biopic 'Thalaivi', based on late Tamil politician and actress J Jayalalithaa. Image Credit:

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