India's Rahul Gandhi says blocked by Twitter for political reasons

FILE PHOTO: Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's main opposition Congress party, speaks as he attends a protest rally against a new citizenship law, in Guwahati, India, December 28, 2019. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s main opposition party, slammed Twitter on Friday for blocking a tweet over the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, saying the platform was playing partisan politics.

The criticism of the U.S. microblogging giant by the Congress party comes as Twitter is trying to address concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over compliance issues.