Mumbai, July 3 -- Representatives of Meta-owned WhatsApp met officials from the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on Friday to discuss the company's proposed "usernames" feature, as the government reiterated its concerns over the potential misuse of the tool for online fraud and impersonation, two senior government officials told Mint.

MeitY officials have asked the company to submit a written explanation within three days, the people said.

The meeting comes two days after the Centre asked WhatsApp to pause the rollout of the feature and explain how it intends to address concerns that usernames could increase the risk of online fraud, Mint reported on Wednesday.

According to the government's communication to Me...