India, July 28 -- Meta on Tuesday issued a statement on blocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video on Facebook, saying that the content had been "removed in error". It informed that the video has now been restored. Soon after, the ministry of information and technology summoned the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram), said sources.

The controversy surrounds a video message that PM Modi shared last week addressing the youth amid the raging protests over the NEET paper leak controversy where he addressed them as 'friends'. He acknowledged the gravity of the issue and announced that the Centre will move a bill providing for fast-track courts and stricter punishment for those involved.

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