HYDERABAD: The

account of TDP MP CM Ramesh has been banned. The

’s (TDP)

member has alleged conspiracy by the centre in getting his account blocked and has also said he would take legal recourse.

CM Ramesh told TOI he was surprised when he noticed that his WhatsApp had stopped working. “I wrote to the Whatsapp support centre about it,” he said. This happened a week ago. Asked what response he got from the support centre, he said they had not disclosed it.

In response to a question, if he had sent anything on his WhatsApp that would have perhaps been considered offensive leading to the ban, Ramesh said he hardly used the app. He said it was linked to his office number and he was also part of some WhatsApp groups of party MPs, and the party. “Only official information is exchanged. I am surprised by the ban. I will raise the issue in parliament and with the centre,” he said.

Ramesh said he would also fight it out in the court as he had not misused the messaging app and there can be no grounds for banning him.

"Your phone number is banned from using WhatsApp. Contact support for help." Be aware that we ban accounts if we believe the account activity is in violation of our Terms of Service,” is the message a Whatsapp user gets when the account is banned.

After Ramesh got the message, he contacted the support centre but the reason for banning his account was not disclosed to him.