- Virender Sehwag's tweet appears to mock a post by Gurmehar Kaur
- She is part of a social media campaign against the student group ABVP
- Sehwag's tweet has drawn sharp reactions, both critical and supportive
Former cricketer Virender Sehwag, currently the darling of Twitter with nearly nine million followers, faced anger today after a tweet that appeared to mock a post by a Kargil martyr's daughter, Gurmehar Kaur. She is currently in the news over her social media campaign against the BJP-linked student group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, or ABVP. In a tearful voice, Ms Kaur told NDTV's We The People on Sunday that she had been threatened with rape following her post.
Late on Sunday night, Mr Sehwag tweeted a picture of himself holding up a piece of paper with these words on it: "I didn't score two triple centuries, my bat did."
The former cricketer's comment has been re-tweeted over 17,000 times in less than 24 hours. People were quick to pick up his sly reference to Ms Kaur's post in May urging peace between India and Pakistan.
Bat me hai Dum !#BharatJaisiJagahNahi pic.twitter.com/BNaO1LBHLH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 26, 2017
@virendersehwag https://t.co/IcxuewcPMP
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
@ShekharGupta @virendersehwag 3)it was just very witty of Viru to come with "Bat mein Dum".Cant u see the irony? Defuse the situation nt add
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
@virendersehwag by having a team tht thinks this is funny and then showcasing it , the jokes on u mister , pick on sum1 ur own age and size
— Salilacharya (@Salilacharya) February 26, 2017
@RandeepHooda @virendersehwag u both just lost a fan. if u cnt support her effort to erase the deeprooted hatred thn dnt mock her atleast.
— Stuti Jain (@StutiJain1) February 26, 2017
How's DU violence connected 2 @mehartweets appeal to get rid of hate? How's @virendersehwag witty FOE connected 2 supporting violence?
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
@mehartweets Pls don't credit me with so much.Your peace video was good bt now it's political not humanitarian.That's the problem2 begin wth
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
— Pratap Simha (@mepratap) February 26, 2017
Who's polluting this young girl's mind? A strong Arm Force prevents a war. India never attacked anyone but a weak India was always invaded. https://t.co/gXHkAGi9sh
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 27, 2017
Freedom of expression is not a licence to shout anti-national slogans in campuses. Criticise the govt but don't abuse the motherland. https://t.co/3iqyqeLdJe
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 27, 2017
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