Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account suspended permanently

Kangana Ranaut (Photo courtesy/AFP)

Kangana Ranaut's handle @KanganaTeam has been suspended permanently by Twitter after the actress posted a series of tweets perceived to be controversial. Kangana had shared a video, where she commented on the reported violence that took place in West Bengal after the assembly election results were declared.

Twitter has permanently suspended actor Kangana Ranaut's account for repeated violations of rules, specifically its "Hateful Conduct and Abusive Behaviour policy", the microblogging site said in a statement on Tuesday. The 34-year-old actor's handle @KanganaTeam now displays the message: account suspended. Ranaut, known for her often inflammatory tweets, posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' win over the BJP in West Bengal and incidents of post-poll violence. Calling for President's Rule in the state, she also blamed Banerjee for the violence and called her unpublishable names. "We've been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement.

"The referenced account has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of Twitter Rules specifically our Hateful Conduct policy and Abusive Behaviour policy. We enforce the Twitter Rules judiciously and impartially for everyone on our service," the spokesperson added.

According to Twitter's Abusive Behaviour policy, "one may not engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so or attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else's voice". When an account is suspended permanently, the account holder is notified about the rules they have violated, the social media platform said citing the policy.

Earlier few tweets by Kangana had also been removed by Twitter citing a violation of the platform's rules. The actor had been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre's three farm laws. In one of the tweets, the actor had talked about "eradication" of "cancer" from the country.

This is not the first time that Twitter has taken action against Ranaut. The actor's handle was last month briefly suspended after she posted a tweet in reference to the controversy surrounding the Amazon Prime Video series Tandav. In the tweet, the actor had used the phrase "time to take their heads off", which was reported by many users as offensive.

With inputs from PTI