Shreyas Iyer unfollows Dhruv Rathee on Instagram amid social media outrage
Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer sparked a social media frenzy after briefly following and then unfollowing popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Instagram.
According to reports, Shreyas Iyer was following Dhruv Rathee on Instagram till around 10 pm on Tuesday evening. This was noticed by users and a screenshot of Iyer's profile, showing Rathee among those he followed, was taken. The user who captured the screenshot tagged both Iyer and Rathee in a post made around 10:30 pm, which quickly went viral trigerring hate campaign against Iyer from right-wing social media users.
“I took a screenshot from Shreyas Iyer's Instagram profile at around 10 pm in which Shreyas Iyer was following Dhruv Rathee. I posted this after 10:30 am by tagging Shreyas Iyer and Dhruv Rathi, the post went viral in a few hours. Then when I woke up in the morning, I saw that Shreyas Iyer, who was earlier following 599 people, is now following only 597 people. He had unfollowed Dhruv Rathi,” one user wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Dhruv Rathee is known for his informative videos on a wide range of social, political, and environmental topics, primarily in Hindi. His content often critiques the policies and actions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has garnered him both a large following and significant criticism.
Supporters of the BJP, in particular, have been vocal in their opposition to Rathee, often questioning his perspectives due to his residence in Germany.
As of now, neither Shreyas Iyer nor Dhruv Rathee has commented publicly on the matter. However, the incident remains a talking point among their respective followers and the general public. Kuldeep Yadav, another Indian cricketer is also following Dhruv Rathee on Instagram.
मैंने रात के करीब 10 बजे श्रेयस अय्यर की Instagram प्रोफाइल से स्क्रीन शॉट लिया जिसमें श्रेयस अय्यर ध्रुव राठी को फॉलो कर रहे थे।
— Jaiky Yadav (@JaikyYadav16) May 15, 2024
मैंने साढ़े 10 बजे के बाद यह पोस्ट किया श्रेयस अय्यर और ध्रुव राठी को टैग करके, पोस्ट ढंग से वायरल हुई कुछ ही घंटों में
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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.
