New Delhi, July 28 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta after an authorised Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly taken down, with Secretary S Krishnan telling ANI in an exclusive interview that the company's explanation of a "technical error" does not appear to be acceptable in its entirety.

The post in question was a late-night video message from PM Modi assuring stricter action against paper leaks, in which he said the Union Cabinet would discuss stringent measures and that the government would push to get a Bill passed in Parliament. The video went briefly "unavailable" on Facebook before being restored. A Meta spokesperson had earlier said, "The content was removed i...