Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn’s ‘X’ account blocked after his post to ‘dismantle India’
New Delhi: The ‘X’ account of renowned economist from Austria Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn has been blocked by the Central government, following his controversial post to ‘dismantle India’.
The government disabled the economist’s account on Friday after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) flagged the post and also directed ‘X’ administration board to withhold its access in India.
Fehlinger-Jahn had posted on his account, “I call to dismantle India into ExIndia. @narendramodi is Russia's man. We need friends of freedom for @KhalistanNet,” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Modi and Putin, in addition, had a bilateral meeting in relation to the Summit and also shared a car ride to the venue.
Further, the economist had shared a map showing almost all territories of India as belonging to Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
The screenshot of the map of the country, however, sparked outrage among social media users, with Fehlinger-Jahn being called a troll by many netizens, and leading the government to take action in the matter.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, expressing her anger to Fehlinger-Jahn’s post, called the remarks as ‘insane’ and asked the Ministry of External Affairs to raise the issue with the Austrian Embassy.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
