Mumbai March 27 (IANS) Actor Farhan Akhtar has permanently deleted his personal account on social networking website Facebook.
The 44-year-old has become the latest celebrity to quit the social network in the wake of the Facebook data breach row. However he did not mention the exact reason for quitting the platform.
"Good morning. This is to inform you all that I have permanently deleted my personal Facebook account. However the verified Farhan Akhtar Live page is still active " Farhan tweeted on Tuesday morning.
Facebook is facing the heat after Cambridge Analytica a British consulting company was accused of harvesting data of up to 50 million Facebook users without permission and using the data to help politicians including US President Donald Trump and the Brexit campaign.
--IANS
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