Thursday, 5 March, 2026
New Twitter CEO faces criticism over an 11-year-old tweet
By Basit Ansari
<p>New Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal got trolled for an 11-year-old tweet having racist remarks. In 2010, not being a Twitter employee, Parag quoted a comedian mocking racism and Islamaphobia in America. The tweet was questioned by Republican Ken Buck, representative of Colorado's Fourth Congressional District, who asked how the users could trust Parag to treat everyone equally. Agrawal, in his defence, said he quoted Asif Mandvi from The Daily Show.</p>
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