Twitter has suspended the account of Nirmal Chandra Asthana, former Director-General of Police (DGP) Kerala on Tuesday over his anti-Muslim tweets, saying that it violates the microblogging website rules.
SAATH (Stand Against Abuse Troll Harassment) shared the tweet of his account’s suspension, saying, “He thought he had immunity. He was wrong.”
Last week, Asthana had shared a video of police brutally assaulting nearly nine Muslims in a Saharanpur police station with the caption “Beautiful, very beautiful.”
The video had surfaced on social media a day after protests that took part in several parts of the country over the two former BJP leaders’ derogatory remarks on the Prophet Muhammad.
According to Maktoob Media, Asthana has posted more than two dozen tweets applauding the actions of cops against Muslims in the video, and the demolitions of the homes belonging to the community.
His accounts’ suspension comes after the former officer had made Islamophobic comments in a series of tweets. Twitter has come under growing pressure to take further action against Asthana over his anti-muslim tweets.
While he has praised the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in many of the tweets, referring to him as “Maharaj ji”, Asthana referred to journalists as “pimps”, “idiots”, and “donkeys”.
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Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.
