Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 7: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday claimed that his Instagram account had been restricted in India and urged others facing similar issues on the platform to contact him.

In a post on X, Kejriwal said enquiries with Meta's India office indicated that his Instagram account had been restricted and was unavailable to users in India.

"I have got to know that whoever is speaking against ethanol or paper leak, their social media accounts are being suppressed. If anyone else is also facing the same issue, please message me," Kejriwal said in a video shared on X.

He also posted a screenshot of his Instagram account status page displaying the message, "Unavailable in some locations."

Criticising the platform over the issue, Kejriwal described the lack of clarity and response from Meta as "pretty bad service."

In the same post, he alleged, "Don't bow down to the prime minister, else he will allow you to run only his own account in India."

There was no immediate response from Meta on Kejriwal's claims. The company had not issued any official statement on the alleged restriction at the time of filing the report.