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Dorsey accused of inciting hate against India's highest caste

Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey gestures while interacting with students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on November 12, 2018. PHOTO | PRAKASH SINGH | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Dorsey was snapped holding an offending poster alongside six women who participated in a discussion last week on the role of Twitter in India.
  • Caste politics can explode into violence in India, where a centuries-old hierarchy has divided Hindus into classes starting with Brahmins and ending with the Dalits -- formerly known as "untouchables".

MUMBAI,

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has been accused of inciting hate against India's highest caste after being photographed holding a poster declaring "smash Brahminical patriarchy" during a visit to the country.