When the incompetence is this egregious, decisions like this are bound to happen. The most preposterous and exasperating part is that many people will still defend it.
Telegram access restricted in India for re- NEET following recommendations of NTA
"Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued notification a direction under Section 69 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, restricting access to the Telegram platform in India for a defined and limited period ending 22 June 2026, covering the day of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination and its immediate aftermath. A direction requiring the platform to disable, in India, the message-editing feature in respect of messages already posted, for a defined period ending 30 June 2026, addressing the specific structural feature through which the platform has been used to fabricate after-the-event “paper leak” evidence in respect of national examinations." : National Testing Agency (NTA)