Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for 'fighting for blue ticks' amid COVID-19 vaccine shortage

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Centre for allegedly "fighting for blue ticks" on Twitter, while the country faces a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines.

In a tweet, the Congress MP said that if one wanted a COVID-19 vaccine, they had to be 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant).

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"Modi government is fighting for blue tick. If you want a COVID-19 vaccine, then be self-reliant! #Priorities," he tweeted.

This comes a day after Twitter removed 'blue ticks', that indicate a verified account, from the Twitter handles of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and other leaders.

Soon after, the government sent a final communication to Twitter asking them to comply immediately with the requirements of the new guidelines failing which resultant consequences as enjoined in the law shall follow.

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As per the Union Health Ministry, a total of 23,13,22,417 jabs of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far. (ANI)

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