Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari Gets New US-Based Role, Senior Exec Makes Announcement

New Delhi: The Managing Director of Twitter India, Manish Maheshwari, shall be shifting into a brand new function based mostly in San Francisco, the Vice President of Twitter’s Japan, South Korea, and Asia Pacific division introduced on Friday.

The brand new US-based function for Twitter India’s MD is available in after the microblogging platform’s tussle with the Indian authorities over adherence to new IT Guidelines.

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Whereas the tussle with the Centre appears to have nearing a state of conclusion, the brand new controversy involving Twitter has it being attacked over allegations of silencing the opposition after the account of Rahul Gandhi and different Congress-related handles have been restricted.

“Thanks to @manishm on your management of our Indian enterprise over the previous 2+ years. Congrats in your new US-based function in command of income technique and operations for brand new markets worldwide. Excited to see you lead this essential progress alternative for Twitter,” Yu Sasamoto, the Vice President of Twitter’s JAPAC division, tweeted.

The Twitter India Managing Director, Manish Maheshwari, was just lately embroiled within the Loni case that was registered over a “communally delicate” video uploaded and circulated on the microblogging platform.

He had sought the quashing of a discover issued by the Uttar Pradesh police in search of his bodily presence in reference to the investigation, earlier having indicated that he was ready to cooperate with the probe by way of video convention. 

Maheshwari had approached the Karnataka Excessive Court docket towards the Uttar Pradesh Police’s discover in search of his presence.

In the meantime, the social media big has determined to not appoint any nation director for its operations in India, India In the present day reported.

Twitter India shall be guided by a ‘management council’ with its key executives reporting to Twitter’s abroad executives, the report acknowledged.

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