Twitter admitted last month it permanently suspended a "small number" of fake accounts it mistakenly verified after re-launching its public verification programme.
Twitter has halted its account verification programme, saying that it needs to work on the application and review process that lets people into the blue check mark club.
Twitter has removed verified blue badge from personal Twitter handle of Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, @MVenkaiahNaidu. However, the official handle of the Vice President of India @VPSecretariat continues to have the blue tick.
Read more about Twitter removes blue badge from Venkaiah Naidu s personal verified account on Business Standard. The social media platform removed the blue badge from the personal Twitter handle of Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, @MVenkaiahNaidu, on Saturday
The blue badge, marking the authenticity of any twitter account, which was removed from the personal account of India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has now been restored. An official statement from Twitter is awaited.