<p>UK journalist Piers Morgan faces a lot of flak on Wednesday for his tweets mocking the 'wild celebrations' in India for winning two medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.</p>
<p>Morgan, known for his controversial Twitter posts, criticised India for winning two Rio Olympics medals.</p>
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<p>The TV host made fun of India and Indians for not producing gold medallists.</p>
<p>He termed India's Olympics medal tally an embarrassment and felt that the celebrations for just two medals that weren't gold was over the top. Morgan also tweeted that it was 'shameful' that 1.2 billions couldn't produce a gold medallist.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>HERE ARE HIS TWEETS:</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassing is that? <a href="https://t.co/FYSBM7ErAf">https://t.co/FYSBM7ErAf</a></p>
&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/768352437166112768">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">1,200,000,000 people and not a single Gold medal at the Olympics? <br />Come on India, this is shameful. <br />Put the bunting away &amp; get training.</p>
&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/768415814802374656">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>And this led to Indian Twitterati trolling him. Former India opener Virender Sehwag, who is fast becoming the 'Nawab of Twitter' had a prompt reply for the 51-year-old TV journalist.</p>
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<p>Viru reminded Morgan of England's lack of achievements in the field of cricket, which the English had invented.&nbsp;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We cherish every small happiness',<br />But Eng who invented Cricket,&amp;yet2win a WC,still continue to playWC.Embarrassing? <a href="https://t.co/0mzP4Ro8H9">https://t.co/0mzP4Ro8H9</a></p>
&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/768444724973797376">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Even Shane Warne batted for India in this game...</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why are you having a go at my Indian friends buddy ? I think enough talk about the Olympics &amp; medal tallies ! Haha <a href="https://t.co/fnaVzYv8vM">https://t.co/fnaVzYv8vM</a></p>
&mdash; Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneWarne/status/768442426981621760">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>On being taunted by Morgan over Australia's medals tally, the legendary leg-spinner responded with...</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">That's what I was inferring &amp; sticking up for Indian friends. We thought we would give other countries a chance haha <a href="https://t.co/bHLFTHorpw">https://t.co/bHLFTHorpw</a></p>
&mdash; Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneWarne/status/768452434528116736">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Here's how Twitterati reacted to Morgan's comments:</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gods of Cricket gifting a magical bat to the English Captain <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan">@piersmorgan</a> to make England win their maiden WC.(2016) <a href="https://t.co/Xv23lq5jW6">pic.twitter.com/Xv23lq5jW6</a></p>
&mdash; History of India (@RealHistoryPic) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealHistoryPic/status/768450859109867520">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maybe Piers Morgan should approach the IOC over a new sport? <br /><br />Phone tapping! Leave India alone <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiersMorgan?src=hash">#PiersMorgan</a> <a href="https://t.co/jrNWP8TiSS">pic.twitter.com/jrNWP8TiSS</a></p>
&mdash; Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mendelpol/status/768393327179857920">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">English teenagers are the most illiterate in the developed world <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan">@piersmorgan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag">@virendersehwag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiersMorgan?src=hash">#PiersMorgan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brexit?src=hash">#Brexit</a> <a href="https://t.co/2mqXm9Mqt3">https://t.co/2mqXm9Mqt3</a></p>
&mdash; Its Alex a.k.a Ayush (@Pepecrazy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pepecrazy/status/768459465452560384">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you are concerned/bothered about someone celebrating their small joys, you need to get a life &amp; medication for jealousy! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiersMorgan?src=hash">#PiersMorgan</a></p>
&mdash; SUMAN M (@Sumanmjoshi) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sumanmjoshi/status/768512686296489984">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I just love how all Indian tweeters get together to troll any celebrity hurting their sentiments! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DontMessWithUs?src=hash">#DontMessWithUs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiersMorgan?src=hash">#PiersMorgan</a></p>
&mdash; Kohl eyes.. (@nneehhaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/nneehhaa/status/768490168865226756">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">For <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan">@piersmorgan</a> to understand why such OTT celebrations for our two medals, he should be added to Indian family WhatsApp groups.</p>
&mdash; Sonali Rahul Khanna (@KolhapuriChapal) <a href="https://twitter.com/KolhapuriChapal/status/768513836399853568">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today proved this :We kill each other,we pull each other,we put each other down. But one Piers Morgan surfaces, unites us, makes us strong!</p>
&mdash; Parul Tyagi (@tyagiparul) <a href="https://twitter.com/tyagiparul/status/768505260251971585">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">People getting furious with Piers Morgan.<br />Hilarious.<br />Guys, this is what he does.<br />He's a professional troll.<br />He's KRK with a British accent.</p>
&mdash; Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) <a href="https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/768426759419228161">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan">@piersmorgan</a> explaining what Indian Twitter did to him after his moronic tweets.. <a href="https://t.co/yygh5AYiZB">pic.twitter.com/yygh5AYiZB</a></p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/768396164416798720">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Former India opener Virender Sehwag used his wit to good effect as he shut down UK journalist Piers Morgan for his tweets mocking India for celebrating the two medals it won at 2016 Rio Olympics</p>

'Nawab of Twitter' Sehwag hits Piers Morgan for a six for mocking India

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