Thiruvananthapuram: Meta has restored two official posts that were removed from the Keralam Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Facebook page following official intervention, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said on Saturday.
The posts related to the announcement of the Onam festival allowance for ASHA workers and greetings on the occasion of Nabi Day.
"Following strong intervention from the Keralam CMO, @Meta has restored the official posts arbitrarily removed from @CMOKeralam’s Facebook page," the chief minister said in a post on 'X'.
"While the content is back online, the arbitrary takedown of verified government communications ranging from festival greetings to welfare notices remains a serious concern," Satheesan said.
Following strong intervention from the Keralam CMO, @Meta has restored the official posts arbitrarily removed from @CMOKeralam’s Facebook page.While the content is back online, the arbitrary takedown of verified government communications ranging from festival greetings to…
The post said its Secretary Rattan U Kelkar, IAS, had taken up the matter with Meta and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The office has sought a formal explanation under the IT Act, clarity on whether the posts were removed through automated or manual action, and safeguards to protect official government communication handles, it said.
Earlier on Saturday, the CMO had written to Meta and the Union IT Ministry over the removal of the two posts and sought their restoration and an explanation for the action.
In a letter sent by Kelkar, the Union IT Ministry was also requested to intervene and ensure that such removals do not occur, according to the CMO.