Insta 'blocked' Rahul posts due to govt rules, claims Cong

NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday claimed that Instagram has "blocked" Rahul Gandhi's reel and photo post featuring him and actor-politician Vijay due to the rules of the ministry of electronics and information technology, even as govt sources denied the charge.

Gandhi was in Chennai on Sunday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of TVK's Vijay as the Tamil Nadu CM and later shared several pictures with him on social media. In a post on X, Gandhi's aide Srivatsa claimed Instagram has "blocked his reel and pictures featuring him and Vijay". The viral reel had gathered 12 million views in less than an hour, while the picture post had already reached 46 million people, Srivatsa. "Meta cites no reason as to why his account has become inaccessible. The 'glitch' is because of MEITY rules! Rahul's social media accounts have been suppressed for a long time. His X reach, YouTube views, and Insta followers have all been suppressed," he alleged.