IT Minister pulls up WhatsApp for incorrect India map shown in tweeted video; asks platform to fix error

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Updated: December 31st, 2022, 19:50 IST

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Pic- Rajeev Chandrasekhar/ Twitter

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New Delhi: IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar Saturday asked WhatsApp to fix an incorrect map of India shown in a video tweeted by the messaging platform.

The Minister also made it clear that “all platforms that do business in India and/or want to continue to do business in India, must use correct maps”.

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“Dear @WhatsApp – Request that you pls fix the India map error asap”,” Chandrasekhar tweeted immediately after the Meta-owned messaging platform put out a New Year-related tweet showing a wrong map of India.

The video post by WhatsApp about a New Year eve livestream depicted the globe that showed an incorrect map of India with regard to Jammu and Kashmir.

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