From SRK to Rahul Gandhi, Indian personalities who lost blue tick on Twitter

Several notable personalities including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Virat Kohli have lost their blue tick marks on their respective Twitter handles.Their verification marks were officially taken away by Twitter on April 20, 2023 for not paying the verification fees. According to the new rules, the verification mark on Twitter appears only on accounts which use its paid service, which costs USD 11 (Rs. 904.02) per month through the in-app payment and USD 8 (Rs. 657.47) per month via web and on Android and iOS. Here we list influential personalities who've lost their verification mark on the social media giant.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who enjoys a whopping 43.4 mn followers on Twitter, lost his verification mark on Friday. Credit: Special Arrangement

SRK's 'Pathaan' co-star Deepika Padukone also lost her blue tick mark. Credit: Instagram/@deepikapadukone

Amitabh Bachchan, an active user of Twitter, had a funny response after his blue tick was removed from his official page. Credit: Instagram/@amitabhbachchan

Superstar Rajinikanth also lost the verified blue tick on his Twitter account. Credit: Special Arrangement

After losing the blue tick, actor Prakash Raj posted,

'Rockstar' actor Nargis Fakhri wondered what's the point of having a blue tick when one can pay for it. Credit: Instagram/@nargisfakhri

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar said her subscription ends next year in March but yet her account has been unverified. Credit: Special Arrangement

Salman Khan who also has a whopping 45 million fan following is now unverified. Credit: Instagram/@beingsalmankhan

The blue tick was also removed from Team India's star cricketer Virat Kohli's official account. Credit: Instagram/@virat.kohli

Even the 'God of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar lost his blue checkmark on Twitter. Credit: Instagram/@sachintendulkar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi too lost their verified blue ticks. Credit: PTI Photo