Page Not Found: Why I Sued Wikipedia
Despite its low credibility, Wikipedia has, over the years, emerged as the go-to ready-reckoner for referenced information for the general public before an important meeting or a call. On the other hand, a celebrated author, scientist and political commentator, Anand Rangathan’s Wikipedia profile was maliciously deleted last year, just like mine. Secondly, from a more personal perspective, as someone who has straddled different professional journeys simultaneously, my Wikipedia page was an extremely important source of information for all potential stakeholders and collaborators. The sudden deletion of my profile is severely defamatory to my stature as it implies to Wikipedia users and potential business collaborators that my page contained unfounded statements about me. The suit sought a mandatory injunction against Wikimedia foundation and Union of India, Electronics and Information Technology directing them to reinstate my Wikipedia profile as subsisting till March 29, 2022, along with all the sources cited therein.
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