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Twitter reacts to outrage over Jack Dorsey's 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' sign

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sparked an outrage among Indian users after a picture of him holding a poster with message "smash Brahminical patriarchy" went viral on the micro-blogging platform.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sparked an outrage among Indian users after a picture of him holding a poster with message "smash Brahminical patriarchy" went viral on the micro-blogging platform.

The photograph was tweeted by a journalist, who shared the picture and said: "During Twitter CEO @jack's visit here, he & Twitter's Legal head @vijaya took part in a round table with some of us women journalists, activists, writers & @TwitterIndia's @amritat to discuss the Twitter experience in India. A very insightful, no-words-minced conversation".
 

The class-specific tweet seemed to have offended many Indians with ex-CFO of Infosys TV Mohandas Pai accusing Dorsey of "hate mongering" against Brahmins and of institutionalising hatred.

"As an Indian I am disappointed at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' placard - will Minister @Ra_THORe (Rajyavardhan Rathore) pl take action for this hate mongering against an Indian community,spreading hatred? @PMOIndia @rsprasad", Pai tweeted.

 An official statement from Twitter stated: Recently Twitter hosted a closed-door discussion with a group of women journalists and change makers from India to better understand their experience using Twitter. One of the participants shared her experience as a Dalit woman and at the conclusion of the session, gifted a poster to Jack. The sentiments expressed on the poster do not reflect the views of Twitter as a company or Jack as the CEO, and we regret that this picture has detracted from an otherwise insightful trip to India.”

We are proud of the fact that Twitter is a platform where marginalised voices can be seen and heard, but we also have a public commitment to being apolitical. We realise that this photo may not accurately represent that commitment. Twitter is a global platform that serves a global, public conversation and elevates a diversity of views, ideas, and perspectives. When our executives travel, they meet with a range of public figures from around the world that represent the diversity of the conversation on our platform. This recent trip to India was no exception and Jack and Vijaya met with leaders across the political spectrum, and from a range of religious and cultural backgrounds.”

However, users seemed unconvinced with many questioning why the CEO of a large company would hold such a poster.

Twitter, which has over 300 million monthly active users, counts India as among its largest markets. It has a large number of Indian politicians on its platform, who engage regularly with the public and extensively use it around elections. The company, however, does not break-out its country-specific user count.

Earlier this month, Dorsey made his maiden trip to India. During his visit, he met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Dorsey also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the importance of global conversations on social media platforms.

 

 

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