X locks TOI photojournalist's account after smog posts

NEW DELHI: TOI photographer Anindya Chattopadhyay's X account was locked after he posted photos & videos showing "deadly smog" and poor visibility around NH9 and Lodhi Garden, with the platform citing a "violation of its rules". Chattopadhyay said it was his duty to show "the truth of the post-Diwali situation through my camera". X post I was only doing my duty, X locked my account As Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of post-Diwali smog Monday, I found myself at the centre of an unexpected controversy. My X account was locked after I posted photographs and videos showing poor visibility around NH9 and Lodhi Garden, with the platform citing a “violation of its rules”. I left home at 6.30am and headed towards Akshardham. Near NH9, visibility dropped so sharply that I had to park my scooter on the side of the highway. Standing on a footoverbridge, I began filming the haze. After waiting 15-20 minutes for visibility to improve slightly, I resumed my journey towards Lodhi Garden. The scene there was no better. The city's iconic tombs were barely visible through the dense smog. Concerned by the conditions, I started uploading the photographs and videos to my X account. Delhi govt, however, denied any involvement in the locking of the account.