August 6, 2015 7:10 AM

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Probe initiated into editing of Jawaharlal Nehru's profile on Wikipedia: Govt

The government has said that a probe has been initiated to determine the source behind the editing of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's profile with objectionable comments on Wikipedia. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, action has been initiated to investigate the incident and determine the source of edit. The Minister was responding to a query regarding action taken by the government on the issue. <br/>On the 1st of last month, media had reported that Nehru's Wikipedia profile was edited with some adverse comments. Wikipedia had subsequently reverted the changes as per their policy.<br/>The Congress had demanded an inquiry and lodging of a criminal case.

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