Trolls target journalist Barkha Dutt and even former India opener Virender Sehwag over his tweet about Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan's mother as example that poverty can't be excuse for violence
Trolls target journalist Barkha Dutt and even former India opener Virender Sehwag over his tweet about Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan's mother
Former India opener Virender Sehwag took to Twitter on Monday in what seemed to be serious mood. The usual light-hearted tweets was replaced by a motivational one about how Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu's mother was the perfect example to show why poverty was no excuse for becoming a terrorist.
While poverty is used as an excuse for people being led astray and being brainwashed to take up arms, especially in Kashmir. But the former Indian cricketer clearly doesn't believe that poverty can't be the reason for for someone picking up a gun.
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'The Nawab of Twiter' cited the example of mother of Rio gold medallist Paralympian, Mariyappan to expalin his stand.
Saroja,mother of Mariyappan is a vegetable seller,it's a slap on ppl givng excuse of family condtn fr picking up gun pic.twitter.com/ds7J9dME4X
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 11, 2016
"Saroja,mother of Mariyappan is a vegetable seller,it's a slap on ppl givng excuse of family condtn fr picking up gun," Sehwag tweeted.
Mariyappan had became only the third Indian ever to clinch a gold medal in the Paralympics. He will be the country's flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Rio Games on September 18.
"Thangavelu Mariyappan will take lead as the flag bearer of the closing ceremony at the Paralympic Games 2016!," the Indian Olympic Association tweeted from its official handle.
Thangavelu Mariyappan will take lead as the flag bearer of the closing ceremony at the Paralympic Games 2016! pic.twitter.com/wzh7SmRSrj
— @ioa (@ioaindia) September 12, 2016
Mariyappan, who was merely five-years-old when his right leg was crushed by a speeding bus, joined Murlikant Petkar (1972, swimming) and Devendra Jhajharia (2004, javelin throw) in the Indian Paralympics gold club. Mariyappan won the yellow metal in the T-42 High Jump event with a best effort of 1.89m, leaving behind world champion Sam Grewe of the USA who registered 1.86m. The T-42 classification is for athletes with lower limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.
Well, Sehwag's tweet got him involuntarily admitted into the RSS as a pracharak and the same trolls also somehow dragged journalist Barkha Dutt into the conversation. The trolls described her as being 'anti-national'.
Some people though just found the message inspirational
@virendersehwag thanks for sharing Viru, so inspirational this lad, I've been smiling all weekend when I think of his jump
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) September 11, 2016
Its incredible bhaji. Talent finds its way. ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0092ªðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0092ª https://t.co/M8v7HazPoB
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) September 11, 2016
This is what one guy had to say about the post
@virendersehwag sir kindly tag @BDUTT who believes the kashmir situation is just because of poverty and even support this mentality
— animesh bishnoi (@animeshbishnoi) September 11, 2016
And this is how Barkha Dutt responded
@animeshbishnoi poverty has nothing to do with it. New Militants are educated& well off. so you tweet makes no sense ! @virendersehwag
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) September 11, 2016
Here are some others trolling the journalist
RT if you feel that @virendersehwag have given hardest slap to hardcore anti-nationalist @BDUTT pic.twitter.com/fuKHvE1Fjp
— Dhaval Patel (@dhaval241086) September 11, 2016
@virendersehwag The Gold medal in #Paralympics surely a tight slap on #Kashmiri #Jihadists They r leeches sucking our hard earned money.
— Asha Bisht (@AashaBisht) September 11, 2016
Indeed! @BDUTT @virendersehwag https://t.co/Lv7Xodj8ff
— Narendra Mishra (@Aum_Shakti) September 11, 2016
@monicanitin @virendersehwag barkha and burkha sound similar..
— Vikas Joshi (@indiakavikas) September 12, 2016
@reetesh5791 @virendersehwag Coverage by @BDUTT @ndtv is dependent on who & what suits their Agenda of d narrative 2 b advanced.
— Vaaththu (@VaaththuTheDuck) September 12, 2016
This is 4 u Barkha ,separatists using our mony make em throw stones ?they r not poor,what is ur definition of poor ! @virendersehwag @BDUTT
— anuradha k (@anuradhagoldie8) September 12, 2016
And there were those who felt Viru had joined the ranks of RSS based on his tweet.
.@virendersehwag Saar crease pe toh aag gaye hai , kaha se aaye ho aap , kis shakha se ho aap !? @bakvvaas pic.twitter.com/KxK8haNAt6
— à²Âu00c2u008fನà³Âu00c2u008d ನಿನà³Âu00c2u008d ಪà³Âu00c2u008dರಾಬà³Âu00c2u008dಲಮà³Âu00c2u008d (@arunbtgbd) September 11, 2016
@arunbtgbd @virendersehwag @bakvvaas You are proving that only RSS speaks against terrorism..!!
— Raghavendra Prabhu (@PrabhuRaghu) September 11, 2016
Thanks @arunbtgbd
@virendersehwag ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0082ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0082ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0082 pic.twitter.com/z3PXwLkIgB
— Saint Smoking Skills (@SmokingSkills_) September 11, 2016
@virendersehwag silver and bronze of rio Olympic celebrated whole India but gold of Paralympic celebrated in tamilnadu why you slap that
— Sugu Mar (@sugumar121112) September 12, 2016
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