Australia’s DDI has fired one of its Indian consultants for condoning violence against members of a particular community in Kashmir on Twitter, becoming the second company in recent days to give marching orders to employees posting hateful and offensive comments on social media.

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Twitter also removed the user from its platform after the police booked him for allegedly spreading hate against Kashmiri women, reported PTI.

A growing number of companies are firing or disciplining their employees for their social media behaviour.

DDI, an HR consultancy, said the employee was suspended and an investigation was launched after it learned about the social media posts. “As of May 12, we have accepted the individual’s resignation. This individual’s opinions were his alone, and do not reflect the values of DDI,” a joint statement by CEO Tacy Byham and president David Tessmann-Keys said.

Earlier, Kotak Mahindra Bank sacked an employee from Kerala for his social media posts. The employee, posted as assistant manager at a branch in Kochi, allegedly justified the killing of the eight-year-old rape victim in Kathua, saying she would have grown up to be a terrorist.

Last week, the Madras High Court observed that sharing a message in social media is equal to endorsing it after rejecting the anticipatory bail plea of BJP leader S V Shekher for sharing a derogatory Facebook post on women journalists.

First Published:May 14, 2018 4:11 PM IST