<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife, Amruta Fadnavis became the latest target of online trolling. The 'First Lady' of Maharashtra's efforts to garner support for a Christmas-themed charity event to get gifts for Mumbai's poor children, faced the brunt of some unhappy Twitterati.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Amruta Fadnavis at the launch of the 'Be Santa' campaign" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2017/dec/Fadnavis.jpg" alt="Amruta Fadnavis at the launch of the 'Be Santa' campaign" /><em><strong>Amruta Fadnavis at the launch of the 'Be Santa' campaign. Pic/Twitter (@fadnavis_amruta)</strong></em></p>
<p>The charity called the &lsquo;Be Santa&rsquo; campaign, was seen by some on social media as an attempt to 'promote Christianity'. Announcing the campaign, Amruta Fadnavis had tweeted, "launched-Be Santa-campaign, as Ambassador for @927BIGFM - to collect gifts from people -for poor children ,to bring smiles to their faces during this Christmas.Drop ur gifts at nearest @927BIGFM &amp; Feel the joy -as best way to multiply your happiness is by sharing it with others."&nbsp;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">launched-Be Santa-campaign, as Ambassador for <a href="https://twitter.com/927BIGFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@927BIGFM</a> - to collect gifts from people -for poor children ,to bring smiles to their faces during this Christmas.Drop ur gifts at nearest <a href="https://twitter.com/927BIGFM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@927BIGFM</a> &amp; Feel the joy -as best way to multiply your happiness is by sharing it with othersu00f0u009fu008eu0085 <a href="https://t.co/r5UTAi3nDY">pic.twitter.com/r5UTAi3nDY</a></p>
&mdash; AMRUTA FADNAVIS (@fadnavis_amruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/fadnavis_amruta/status/940412986849558528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Despite the onslaught of tweets trolling her, Amruta hit back at the trollers by reminding everyone that while she was a 'proud Hindu', it was her personal choice to celebrate festivals of other religions.&nbsp;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love , sharing &amp; empathy have no religion - let&rsquo;s accept all positivity around us &amp; stay away from negative thoughts &amp; demotivating energies ! <a href="https://twitter.com/ShefVaidya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShefVaidya</a></p>
&mdash; AMRUTA FADNAVIS (@fadnavis_amruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/fadnavis_amruta/status/940440048230473728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In my capacity as a Proud Hindu Citizen, I will always try to unite &amp; bring in harmony wherever I can. But just wish to remind you that empathetic journalists &amp; journalism should not ignite the fire of religious differences .Ican&rsquo;t stop a serene action bcoz of some wrong deeds!</p>
&mdash; AMRUTA FADNAVIS (@fadnavis_amruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/fadnavis_amruta/status/940557005252476930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Amruta, who is a banker by profession, has remained actively involved in supporting various social causes. Rural&nbsp;<span>development, women empowerment and children's welfare are some of the causes that she works towards.</span></p>
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