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TMC Rajya Sabha party leader Derek O’Brien allegedly had the party’s Twitter account hacked (Image: News18)
TMC national spokesperson Derek O’Brien said in a statement this morning that the account was hacked
Party functionaries said the official Twitter account of TMC was restored on Tuesday evening after more than 13 hours.
Party sources said that the account was hacked late on Monday night and its name was changed to ‘Yug Labs’.
“It was restored at 4 pm after about 13 hours,” said a member of the AITC media team.
He said that the party has lodged a complaint with the Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police.
TMC national spokesperson Derek O’Brien said in a statement this morning that the account was hacked. “We are in touch with Twitter officials who are working to rectify the issue. They have assured us of prompt action,” O’Brien, who is also the leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, said.
After restoring his account, the party, which is in power in Bengal, posted three tweets about ‘Didir Suraksha Kavach’ (Didi’s protective shield), its ongoing public relations campaign, launched by the TMC in January this year. Started to ensure that people take advantage of public welfare schemes of the state government. Didi or elder sister means party supremo Mamata Banerjee.
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