X's (Formerly Twitter) India, South Asia Govt Affairs Head Resigns – Report

Samiran Gupta, Head of Government Affairs & public policy at X (formerly Twitter) has reportedly resigned, according to his latest update on the LinkedIn profile.

Samiran Gupta, who joined X in February 2022 before Elon Musk acquired the social media platform, will serve at X till September, said his LinkedIn profile,

The LinkedIn profile further mentioned that he "enabled transition leadership for Twitter post acquisition by Elon Musk led X-Corp."

Mr Gupta was the most senior India employee for X, and he was responsible for "key content-related policy issues" and "defending Twitter's position with new policy developments and support in-country sales organization," according to his LinkedIn profile.

Notably, Mr Gupta step down from the social media platform at time ahead of India's General Elections and amid the company's legal battle with the Government of India over content removal.

Before joining X, Samiran Gupta was the Head of India for ICANN, a non-governmental organisation responsible for allocation of Internet domain names. Prior to that, Mr Gupta was the Senior Director with APCO Worldwide responsible for counselling clients in business and public affairs strategy.

Mr Gupta was also a founder and managing director of a leading management consulting and business advisory practice known for working on distinctive projects for a range of corporations from Fortune 500 clients to top Indian businesses and mid-sized entities.

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