<p><img title="Babita Phogat" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/apr/30babita-kumari.jpg" alt="Babita Phogat" width="670" height="782" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>Babita Phogat</strong></em></span></p>
<p>The Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita --&nbsp;have become the centre of public attention following the release of the blockbuster 'Dangal', which is based on their life.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Expectations are riding high on the duo and the world is just waiting for them to make one false move. Well, the younger Babita Phogat was the first to take the mat after 'Dangal' success when she took part in her first bout at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday in Pro Wrestling League 2.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">All set for my <a href="https://twitter.com/updangal">@updangal</a>'s first tie in this year's <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> against <a href="https://twitter.com/haryanahammers">@haryanahammers</a>. Aaj 7-9 dekhna mat bhuliyega! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsliDangal?src=hash">#AsliDangal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PWL2?src=hash">#PWL2</a> <a href="https://t.co/GL6jBSXnkG">pic.twitter.com/GL6jBSXnkG</a></p>
&mdash; Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat/status/816558672348409857">January 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
<p>Babita, who turns up for UP Dangal, lost in just 46 seconds to former World and European champion Sofia Mattsson in the 53-kg category.&nbsp;Babita's team too lost the tie 2-5 to Haryana Hammers.</p>
<p>Now, it was definitely a disappointing performance and she would be the first to admit it, but a leading daily decided to take a harsher stand and link her loss to the success of 'Dangal'.</p>
<p><img title="The leading publication's tweet that led to the outrage" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/ht-babita.jpg" alt="The leading publication's tweet that led to the outrage" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>The leading publication's tweet that led to the outrage</strong></em></span></p>
<p>This outraged Twitterati who thrashed, or should it be trashed, either way, the publication for connecting Dangal and Babita's performance as a wrestler. They questioned the usage of the the newspaper calling her 'Dangal' fame useless.</p>
<p><strong style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;">HERE'S HOW TWITTERTI REACTED TO THE DAILY'S HEADLINE</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pathetic reporting by Hindustan Times. Shaming a sportsperson for being famous. Looks like The media have become... <a href="https://t.co/IzHTLFUcG5">https://t.co/IzHTLFUcG5</a></p>
&mdash; Rohhan A Divanji (@Rohhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rohhan/status/816969234848714752">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Films based on your life can make your 'useful' ... what a headline <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/news?src=hash">#news</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dangal?src=hash">#Dangal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Babita?src=hash">#Babita</a> <a href="https://t.co/acVY8RPFWD">https://t.co/acVY8RPFWD</a></p>
&mdash; Kumar Varun (@RandomVarun) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandomVarun/status/816975648728068096">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@htsportsnews</a> Needlessly cruel.</p>
&mdash; Sriram Sharma (@SriramVSharma) <a href="https://twitter.com/SriramVSharma/status/816969050454630400">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/htTweets">@htTweets</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> Becz her fame was supposed to be 'useful' in the match?Do you even know how sports work?</p>
&mdash; Niyoti (@Yo_Womaniya) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yo_Womaniya/status/816960556452057088">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> If journalism was a sport, you would have lost your brains in 6 Secs..</p>
&mdash; Brain_humour_rage (@vinsap) <a href="https://twitter.com/vinsap/status/816970030264905728">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> Try to respect someone dimwits...</p>
&mdash; Vinu (@vinodm_85) <a href="https://twitter.com/vinodm_85/status/816963725320065024">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> which idiot operating this account? <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a> wins because she works hard not because of fame. <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a></p>
&mdash; VaRuN TYaGi (@varuntyagi619) <a href="https://twitter.com/varuntyagi619/status/816970239292428289">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> Thats so disrespectful. Somebody tell this author that athletes sometime lose in sports.</p>
&mdash; Vishwas_Mufc (@manunited4everr) <a href="https://twitter.com/manunited4everr/status/816957291333292032">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HTSportsNews">@HTSportsNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Official_PWL">@Official_PWL</a> Dude, you win sometimes, you lose sometimes. This is what sports is. You go <a href="https://twitter.com/BabitaPhogat">@BabitaPhogat</a>. Good luck.</p>
&mdash; Mayank Kumar (@krmayank13) <a href="https://twitter.com/krmayank13/status/816973334801956864">January 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
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