Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications & IT Chairman Nishikant Dubey has escalated the row over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's content from Meta platforms. Calling the incident a serious matter, Dubey said Meta acknowledged that the content remained unavailable for nearly five hours. He alleged that the company's actions reflected a troubling pattern and referred to Mark Zuckerberg's earlier remarks on India's 2024 elections. Dubey said the committee has recommended that Zuckerberg personally apologise for the episode. He also warned that if no apology is issued, the government should consider withdrawing Meta's safe harbour protection under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act. The remarks signal mounting scrutiny of Meta's content moderation practices in India.