Facebook India public policy head Das quits months after hate speech row

Firm says Ankhi Das left to pursue 'public service'. In an internal note it says her leaving is not linked to "recent media reports regarding claims of anti-Muslim bias"

Facebook's Public Policy Head for India, South and Central Asia Ankhi Das, who faced backlash after it was alleged that the social media firm opposed to apply hate speech policies against certain individuals close to ruling BJP, has resigned. 

In a statement issued late on Tuesday, the company said Das had quit to pursue her interest in “public service”. In another internal note, the company said that her departure was “not connected to the recent media reports regarding claims of anti-Muslim bias”. "As we said at the time, we take allegations of bias incredibly seriously, and want to make it clear