Twitter shows J&K, Ladakh separate from India, drops map after facing backlash

NEW DELHI: Microblogging site Twitter found itself amid controversy after the website depicted a distorted map of India showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as not  parts of the country.

After facing severe backlash, it scrapped the map on Monday which appeared under the heading of 'Tweep Life' on the website's career page.

Reportedly, it showed Aksai Chin area of Ladakh as part of the country while it depicted Jammu & kashmir as a separate country.

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Condemning the mistake, BJP leader P Muralidhar Rao said, "Twitter is confirming by its actions the apprehensions expressed widely in last few months about its bias towards Indian interests & sensitivities."

"Twitter's mischeavious representation of Indian Map is strongly condemned", added the leader.

This is not the first time when Twitter invited controversy over maps. Last year in October, the Center sent a notice to Twitter for showing Leh as a part of China.

Also Twitter has been having conflicts with the Centre since quite some time over the new IT rules.

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