Several BJP leaders lose golden tick after changing display picture to tricolour on X | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga campaign’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of India’s 77th Independence Day is causing many BJP leaders to lose their ‘golden tick‘ on social media ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter).

The PM’s campaign encourages citizens to display the Indian flag on their social media profiles.
BJP leaders who complied with the request and changed their profile picture to the tricolour ended up losing their ‘golden tick’ as the social media platform has a policy that requires verified accounts to use their real names and display pictures.

The leaders who have lost their golden tick on ‘X’ include Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has also lost the golden tick.
The social media platform has a policy that requires verified accounts to use their real names and display pictures.
According to the platform’s amended criteria, the ‘X’ management will now review the leaders’ profile and, if it fits all of the guidelines, the gold tick will be restored.
PM Modi has also changed his display picture to the Indian tricolour as part of the campaign. However, his tick was not removed by the social media platform.
The golden tick is a verification mark that signifies an account is genuine and belongs to the person or organisation that it claims to represent.