Twitter India chief Manish Maheshwari moves to US-based role

The US-based microblogging platform - which has an estimated 1.75 crore users in India - has been at loggerheads with the government

Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari will be taking up a new position in the company’s US office as Senior Director, Revenue Strategy and Operations, focused on new markets.

The US-based firm did not disclose the reason for the transfer, but said that Maheshwari is "moving into a new role based in San Francisco."

The company did not give details about the succession plan after Maheshwari moves to the US. However, sources in the company said the social media giant is unlikely to appoint any country director for its operations in India.

Instead, the India team will be guided by a 'leadership council' with its key executives reporting to Twitter's overseas executives.

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"Instead of a single Country Director, our wonderful India Leadership Council will guide and support you all as a team moving forward. And of course, you always have the support of Yu-San (Vice-President of Twitter JAPC/Twitter Japan) and our JAPAC Leadership Council as we continue to invest in India as a strategic, high-growth market for our company," Twitter said in an internal mail.

Before joining Twitter, Maheshwari was the CEO of Network18 Digital. He has also worked with organisations including Flipkart and P&G, among others.

The US-based microblogging platform - which has an estimated 1.75 crore users in India - has been at loggerheads with the IT Ministry over new social media rules, which came into force on May 26. The company is also facing flak over the past many months for its actions on Tweets and accounts of high-profile users, the latest among them being Rahul Gandhi.

In June, Uttar Pradesh police registered an FIR against Maheshwari and some others in connection with a probe related to a video of an alleged hate crime that went viral on social media.