The Congress party claimed on Sunday that Instagram had blocked a reel and photo post of Rahul Gandhi (former president of the Indian National Congress party) featuring actor Vijay following the latter's oath-taking as Tamil Nadu's chief minister. Congress leader Srivatsa stated that the post was flagged due to rules from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), alleging ongoing suppression of Gandhi's social media reach. The viral reel reportedly achieved 12 million views in under an hour, while the accompanying photo post reached 46 million users. However, sources from MeitY refuted these claims, explaining that the blocking was a mistake by Instagram's internal system and not a result of any ministry directive. The ministry emphasized that the post has since been restored.