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'Law of land is supreme, Twitter must follow rule,' says new IT Minister

The 51-year old took charge as the IT, Communications and Railways minister on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet reshuffle

Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Echoing his predecessor's thoughts on the subject, newly appointed Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said Twitter must follow IT Rules.

Taking oath at the Ministry on Thursday morning, Vaishnaw said, “Law of land is supreme, Twitter must follow rule.”

The 51-year old took charge as the IT, Communications and Railways minister on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet reshuffle.

His predecessor, Ravi Shankar Prasad, who took over as the IT minister in 2014, resigned on Wednesday after a seven-year stint. One of his most consistent messages to big technology firms was to follow the law of