Hacked? Porn Star’s Pic Tweeted From Arvind Subramanian’s Account

A picture of a porn star was posted from the Twitter account of the Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramnian on Monday.

The picture was posted for a brief period of time. However, Twitter went berserk, furiously indulging in speculation. Some presumed that the CEA’s account had been hacked. Others tweeted that the 57-year-old may have allowed access to a porn site that he may have been visiting.

He later tweeted that his account had been hacked and issued an apology.

My twitter account was hacked. My profuse apologies for the nuisance/offensive tweets that were sent out as a result.

— arvind subramanian (@arvindsubraman) October 17, 2016

Subramanian was rumoured to be the front-runner for the position of Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) before Urjit Patel was appointed.

The incident, not surprisingly, triggered a flurry of tweets.

I mean seriously? From the Chief Economic Advisor's handle? https://t.co/3BDhUqbntz

— Rohini Singh (@Rohinisgh_ET) October 17, 2016

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest @arvindsubraman has been hacked pic.twitter.com/zVQCJUsPis

— David Keohane (@DavidKeo) October 17, 2016

Dear @arvindsubraman, if your Twitter account was hacked, confidential information from DMs might have been stolen. You should resign.

— Aggressive Indian (@bharat_builder) October 17, 2016

@arvindsubraman sir please revoke app permissions. And exercise caution accessing such sites from your phone.

— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) October 17, 2016

Sir Porn wagarah incognito mode mein dekha kro. @arvindsubraman 😂😂

— Tempest (@ColdCigar) October 17, 2016

Aiyyo!! https://t.co/XVsqjnuAsy

— Bharti Jain (@bhartijainTOI) October 17, 2016