Twitter on Saturday restored blue verified badge on Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu's personal Twitter handle.
Twitter spokesperson said that, "Account inactive since July 2020. As per our verification policy,Twitter may remove blue verified badge & verified status if account becomes inactive. Badge has been restored." The social media platform had for brief persiod removed the blue badge from the personal Twitter handle of Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, @MVenkaiahNaidu, on Saturday.
Although, the official handle of the Vice President of India @VPSecretariat continues to have the blue badge.
According to Twitter, the blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active.
The blue verified badge was removed from the Vice President of India's personal Twitter handle over inactivity, although several twitterers have put screenshots of handles that continue to have blue tick despite being inactive for over a year.
"The personal account of Venkaiah Naidu was inactive for six months and the blue badge has gone," said an official from Vice President.