Twitter bans actor Kangana Ranaut, angering Indian government

The World

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut is an ardent supporter of Hindu Nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and her Twitter attacks in Modi’s defense have long stoked ethnic animosity and discrimination against religious minorities. A tweet she sent on Monday was apparently the last straw for Twitter. It has suspended her account, and, as The World's Rupa Shenoy reports, that may put the company on track for a confrontation with the Indian government.

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