The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took serious note of tweets posted by journalist Rana Ayyub between 2013 and 2017, observing that the content appeared “highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal.”

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav directed the Delhi Police and the social media platform X to take appropriate steps in the matter, noting that the issue warrants urgent consideration.

The Court issued notice to Ayyub, Delhi Police and X, seeking their responses to a plea filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva, who alleged that the tweets insulted Hindu deities, including Lord Ram and Sita, as well as right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, and promoted communal disharmony.

The High Court has listed the matter for further hearing on April 10.