Row Over Cartoon By BJP On Ahmedabad Blasts Verdict, Twitter Removes It
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The cartoon tweeted by the Gujarat unit of the BJP after the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case verdict, depicted men wearing skull caps hanging by the noose.
A caricature tweeted by the Gujarat unit of the BJP hailing the special court's verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case has been removed by Twitter after a row.
"The post on the 2008 serial blasts verdict has been removed by Twitter after someone reported against it," Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yagnesh Dave said on Sunday, adding that the tweet was in response to the court's judgement.
The cartoon depicted men wearing skull caps hanging by the noose. It had a tricolour and a drawing depicting the scene of a bomb blast in the background, with "Satyamev Jayate" written on its top right corner.