Mokokchung, June 18 (MTNews): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has had the ‘animism’ tweet deleted on Saturday after receiving backlash from various Twitter users. The official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India had on June 13 tweeted that the Ao Nagas follow animism and that they believe that the spirits should be appeased through a process of ceremonious celebrations.
Even though the tweet was deleted, the Ministry did not provide any explanation for deleting it.
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