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Austrian Economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's X Account Blocked in India After His Outrageous ‘Dismantle India’ Post
The Indian government blocked Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's social media account after his post with a misleading map sparked widespread condemnation from political leaders and citizens.
- On Friday, the Indian government blocked the X profile belonging to Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, an Austrian economist, after he shared a post advocating for the breakup of India.
- This move came after Fehlinger-Jahn shared a manipulated map that portrayed various regions of India as belonging to neighboring countries and separatist entities such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Khalistan, and Nepal, which provoked widespread condemnation.
- Priyanka Chaturvedi, a member of the Rajya Sabha from Shiv Sena, criticized the post by calling it "insanity" and called on the Ministry of External Affairs to address the matter with the Austrian Embassy.
- Fehlinger-Jahn referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as aligned with Russia, expressed support for the Khalistan movement, and openly advocated for the breakup of India into a separate entity called ExIndia.
- The Ministries of Home Affairs and Electronics and IT flagged the post to X, leading to the account restriction for Indian users and reflecting the government's stance against such territorial distortions.
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Who is the Austrian economist whose X account is blocked over 'dismantle India' post?
Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn posted a controversial message on X, calling to ‘dismantle India’ and shared a map showing Khalistan. A screenshot of his post soon went viral. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology took up the matter with X and directed the platform to block his account for users in India
Austrian Economist Fehlinger-Jahn's 'X' account blocked after 'dismantle India' post
In his post, Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn shared a distorted map of India that showed states such as Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Madhya Pradesh as Khalistan.
Austrian Economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's X account blocked in India after his outrageous ‘dismantle India’ post
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn's provocative map and comments calling for the dismantling of India have led to his X account being blocked in the country. The backlash from Indian politicians and netizens highlights the sensitive nature of territorial integrity and political discourse in the digital age.
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