Meta restores Keralam CMO's Facebook posts days after removal, CM VD Satheesan reacts
CM VD Satheesan raised concerns despite Meta restoring two Facebook posts from the Keralam CMO page. The CMO had written to Meta and the Union IT Ministry, seeking explanation over the online removal.
On Saturday, Meta restored two official Facebook posts from the Kerala Chief Minister's office (CMO) Keralam Facebook page that were previously removed by the company. Chief Minister V D Satheesan attributed the reversal to his office's intervention. One of the posts announced Onam festival allowances for ASHA workers while the other was shared on Nabi Day.
Satheesan expressed concern over the arbitrary removal of government communications, including festival greetings and welfare notices. Secretary Rattan U Kelkar, IAS, has been in touch with Meta and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) regarding the matter, seeking a formal explanation under the IT Act and safeguards to protect official government communication handles.
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