Big B shared cleverly-worded tweets after P V Sindhu's win. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@SrBachchan)
Highlights
- Badminton star P V Sindhu powered through to the women's singles final
- Amitabh Bachchan shared cleverly-worded tweets after the win
- His tweet was a pointed dig at columnist Shobhaa De's tweet
Keeping calm and carrying on wasn't an option for India last evening as badminton star P V Sindhu powered through to the women's singles final at the Rio Olympics. With everyone back home glued to the TV, Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in a nail-biting semi-final, earning herself an assured silver medal and a potential gold.
The proud moment for India was reflected on Twitter which erupted in joy, celebrating the 21-year-old shuttler's triumph. Among those tweeting was actor Amitabh Bachchan, among whose posts was this cleverly-worded tweet.
It's not hard to join the dots and read the above post as a pointed dig at columnist Shobhaa De's tweet some days ago which called down upon her the wholesale wrath of social media in particular and the country in general.
Notice that Big B's tweet contains the words 'selfie' and '
khaali haath' - used in Ms De's tweet that upset so many.
Big B posted two other tweets about how Sindhu's result would silence those complaining - clearly also directed at Ms De, if not as pointed as the first tweet.
Burn!
Collectively, Big B's tweets have been retweeted over 18,000 times and have received more than 34,000 'likes.' "Creative writing at its best..polite but firm communication...legendary...," commented one Twitter user.
Amitabh Bachchan, 73, isn't the only celebrity to take a jibe at Shobhaa De. Cricket legend Virender Sehwag too tweeted along similar lines days ago when wrestler Sakshi Malik won India's first medal this Olympics.
*Bows in respect, chants: Go for gold, Sindhu*