New Delhi: Known for government control and censorship, Chinese social media has now removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech and India's official statements on the border row.
PM Modi's June 18 remarks about the country's border situation became inaccessible to users on WeChat.
The Prime Minister's remarks came in the aftermath of the bloody faceoff in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives on Monday night.
Modi emphasised that while India desires peace, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply when instigated. MEA spokesman Anurag Srivastava's statement on the border row was also removed from the official WeChat account.
A message on WeChat said, "Unable to view this content because it violates regulations."
Ahead of his visit to China in 2015, Modi also opened an account on Sina Weibo, which is considered the Chinese equivalent of microblogging platform Twitter. However, the account has not posted any content related to the border tensions with China.
Read:India rejects China's claim of sovereignty over Galwan Valley
India on Saturday strongly rejected China's claim of sovereignty over Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, asserting that attempts by the Chinese side to "advance exaggerated and untenable" claims are not at all acceptable.
The Galwan Valley was the site of the violent clash between the two militaries in which a Colonel and 19 other Indian Army personnel were killed. China's People’s Liberation Army has not yet talked about the number of casualties it suffered during the cross border clash, the worst in 45 years.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) called as "mischievous interpretation" the criticism over PM Modi's remarks at an all-party meeting that no one has entered Indian territory or captured any military post while referring to the clash.
The Congress as well as several strategic affairs experts raised questions over Modi's remarks asking if there was no transgression by the Chinese military in Galwan Valley then where did Indian soldiers die. They also wondered whether Modi gave a clean chit to China over the standoff.
(With inputs from agencies)
