Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi's account, actioned tweet withheld in India

The Twitter account of the Congress party was also locked on Thursday

Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was restored on Saturday, a week after being locked for tweeting pictures that allegedly disclosed sensitive details and published photographs of the family of a minor, allegedly a  gang-rape victim.

"As part of the appeal process, @RahulGandhi has submitted a copy of the formal consent/authorisation letter to use the referenced image via our India Grievance Channel. We have followed the necessary due diligence process to review the appeal in order to protect the safety and privacy of the affected individuals. We have updated our enforcement action based on the consent provided by the