RESTORE DR ANAND RANGANATHAN'S TWITTER ACCOUNT

The Issue

Dr Anand Ranganathan is an eminent scholar, speaker and writer. He is a brilliant scientist with multiple research papers and citations to his name. Author of three novels, Dr Ranganathan is an excellent speaker with a huge following in social media for his " I wear my opinion on my sleeve attitude". Professor Ranganathan is lovingly called Ranga Sir by his fans and he frequently speaks on various topics ranging from Freedom of expression to issues affecting the well being of a nation like India. His timeline on twitter is a source for novel research articles related to biotechnology including latest developments in the recent Humans Race Vs COVID19 pandemic scenario. His timeline also highlights issues like free speech and freedom of press. Recently his twitter account was banned by twitter for posting a verse from Quran verbatim. This is a direct infringement of his right to free speech as the tweet did not by any means meant to or could have incited violence against any community. We demand that the twitter handle of Ranga Sir @ARanganathan72 be restored immediately including all of his previous tweets.
 
 
 
 

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The Issue

Dr Anand Ranganathan is an eminent scholar, speaker and writer. He is a brilliant scientist with multiple research papers and citations to his name. Author of three novels, Dr Ranganathan is an excellent speaker with a huge following in social media for his " I wear my opinion on my sleeve attitude". Professor Ranganathan is lovingly called Ranga Sir by his fans and he frequently speaks on various topics ranging from Freedom of expression to issues affecting the well being of a nation like India. His timeline on twitter is a source for novel research articles related to biotechnology including latest developments in the recent Humans Race Vs COVID19 pandemic scenario. His timeline also highlights issues like free speech and freedom of press. Recently his twitter account was banned by twitter for posting a verse from Quran verbatim. This is a direct infringement of his right to free speech as the tweet did not by any means meant to or could have incited violence against any community. We demand that the twitter handle of Ranga Sir @ARanganathan72 be restored immediately including all of his previous tweets.
 
 
 
 

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Shri Prakash Javedkar (Cabinet Minister - Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
Union Minister - Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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Petition created on 15 August 2020