India, Oct. 11 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's Facebook account has been restored after it was suspended on Friday evening that sparked a sharp political reaction from his party.

The Samajwadi Party had earlier accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led government of being behind the move. However, the government dismissed the allegation, saying Meta, Facebook's parent company, took the action and that it had no role in it.

His page was suspended for allegedly posting a "violent sexual post", the sources said.

However, on Saturday, a Meta spokesperson told HT said it has restored the page.

"We restored the page once the issue was brought to our notice," the Meta spokesperson said.

According to news agency PTI, the former...