New Delhi

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday welcomed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apology over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video, saying she hoped such incidents would not recur given the concerns over national security.

Speaking to ANI, Ranaut said, "We are very pleased that the errors have been acknowledged, and we hope for relief in the future regarding the growing threat posed to our national security by these terrorist forces."

The remarks came a day after sources said Zuckerberg had apologised to the government over issues relating to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), deepfake content and operational errors on the platform.

Facing a probe over alleged advertisements related to Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) following a media report, Meta had admitted that illegal content was promoted and paid promotions were carried out for a specific audience, sources said on Wednesday. The sources added that the company would be called again over the concerns.

Reacting to the ongoing students' protest in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, Ranaut accused the Congress of hypocrisy and questioned Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's absence from the protest site.

"Our Gen Z, our children, are truly enduring various forms of hardship, a situation that has persisted for decades. The Congress party created such a spectacle here in Delhi. They even attempted to launch an attack in Parliament. Yet, now that the situation for children in Jharkhand is so dire, Rahul Gandhi is not visiting them," she said.

Launching a sharp attack on the Congress leader, Ranaut alleged, "But when it comes to inciting people or endangering the country's security, Rahul Gandhi is the first to step forward as a threat to the nation."

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Students in Jharkhand have been protesting over alleged irregularities in the JPSC, JSSC and other recruitment examinations, demanding cancellation of the examinations, an independent probe into the alleged irregularities and reforms in the recruitment process. The state government has initiated dialogue with the agitating students and constituted a ministerial panel to engage with their representatives.