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Not okay with profit-making firms lecturing us on democracy: IT minister

The law minister also touched upon Twitter's decision to flag the tweets of some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as 'manipulated media'.

Ravi Shankar Prasad
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India’s law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Thursday, said it was not okay for profit-minded companies such as Twitter to lecture India on democracy and its values. 
 
Speaking to ANI, Prasad said: “There are 100-crore social media users in India, I am happy. Let them earn money, allow users to criticise us. Most welcome. But when these profit companies lecture us on democracy, then I would like to ask a question.”
 
“India is a democracy as elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal. The Independent judiciary asks tough questions. Media questions senior ministers. That's freedom of

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