After Twitter Now Whatsapp Blocks Account Of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
After Twitter Now Whatsapp Blocks Account Of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Messenger service Whatsapp has banned the account of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the legal advisor to pro-Khalistan separatist outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) which is leading a campaign “referendum” for Khalistan, whereas, Twitter account of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, was blocked.
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SFJ gave a call to Punjab based “Referendum2020-Khalistan” groups to make Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the admin of their WhatsApp groups to save the campaigners from the sedition charges, following which the Ban came.
On the complaint of the Indian government, the microblogging site-Twitter- had also blocked the account of Pannun.
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In a statement issued from New York, Pannun said the call was to make him the admin of the messenger groups came after the government launched a crackdown against Punjab based Whatsapp admins of “Referendum 2020” groups.
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A message displayed on the Twitter handle of Pannun stated that the account has been temporarily restricted. Pannun had tweeted against SAD Delhi president, Manjit Singh GK, during his visit to USA in August and had also defended the attack on him by some Sikh protesters in Yuba City saying GK’s supporters had instigated the Sikhs.
The Indian government had also conveyed its protest to the UK government for allowing the SFJ to hold a demonstration in favour of its campaign in London in August. The Punjab government had also filed FIRs for sedition against the workers of SFJ, including Pannun, who had put up posters for the “referendum” in Punjab in 2017.
-PTC NEWS
