Right-wing group to file defamation case against Twitter CEO

 Advocate Hastimal Saraswat will file a case in the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur against Dorsey on Thursday, Sushil Ojha, the founder of Vipra Foundation, said in a statement.

• By: PTI
• Jaipur | Updated: November 21, 2018 10:27 PM IST
1 min read

Jack Dorsey’s in India

A right-wing group said Wednesday it would will file a defamation case against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for allegedly “hurting sentiments” of the Brahmin community. Advocate Hastimal Saraswat will file a case in the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur against Dorsey on Thursday, Sushil Ojha, the founder of Vipra Foundation, said in a statement.

Dorsey was trolled for holding a placard that read ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’, following which the company issued an apology.
Ojha alleged that propagating such views by the Twitter CEO had “hurt the sentiments of crores of people” and were highly condemnable.
The clarification of Twitter’s legal experts was insufficient and objectionable, he claimed.

You have exhausted your
monthly limit of free stories.

Read more stories for free
with an Express account.

Register

Already have an account? Sign In

Read this and every other premium story with a digital subscription.

Buy now

Already a subscriber? Sign In

This premium article is free for now.

Register to continue reading this story

Free Read

Already have an account? Sign In

Read this and every other premium story with a digital subscription.

Buy now

This content is exclusive for our subscribers.

Subscribe now to get unlimited access to The Indian Express exclusive and premium stories.

Continue

Already a subscriber? Sign In

From the homepage

‘Time to decriminalise all this’: Supreme Court signals rethink on criminal defamation

‘Unfortunate’: SC slams reports suggesting ‘pilot error’ led to Air India crash, issues notice on plea seeking independent probe

As GST 2.0 kicks in: what changes for consumers and industry