Man followed by PM Modi on twitter abuses cricketer Irfan Pathan on a tweet about unity, love
Former Indian Cricketer Irfan Pathan who was recently criticized by a group of twitter users for one of his tweets, once again posted a vocal tweet on Friday speaking about unity and love. He was once again trolled by the right-wing social media trolls for the tweet.
The former left-handed all-rounder was on Friday also abused by a user named Sameeth Thakkar who is followed by the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. In the tweet, Pathan had spoken about unity and love. He had equated India as his ‘Makaan’ (meaning Home in Urdu) and had added that it was highly unlikely that a person will love his home and not some of the people living inside the house.
He is believed to be calling out on the racism, a topic which has been trending on social media in India after the USA saw uproar and protest over George Floyd’s death.
In the tweet, Pathan had wrote, “Mein mere makaan se mohabbat karta hoo lekin usme mein rehne wale sabhi logo se nahi...ye kese ho sakta hai? Or agar hota hai to nuksaan kiska hota hai? #unity #love”.
“How is it possible that I love my house but I don’t love some of the people who live in the house? Even if it is possible, then whose loss it is?” Pathan questioned in the tweet.
Reacting to the tweet, Thakkar joined the troll army and abused Pathan while asking him not to give out knowledge on the platform.
Thakkar did not stop here when noted Journalist and co-founder of Alt News, Pratik Sinha retweeted Thakkar’s abusive tweet with caption “Followed by @narendramodi” Thakkar went on to abuse Sinha as well.
This, however, is not the first instance wherein people followed by PM Modi have landed into controversy. Similar instances have been reported in the past and activists and journalists have repeatedly sought a reply from the PM, but PM Modi has officially not responded to such instances.
Pathan was recently trolled by right-wing Twitterati for his tweet on racism in India.
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Man jumps to death from 22nd floor of posh Noida society; depression suspected
Noida (PTI): A 37-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 22nd floor of a posh residential society in Sector 107 here, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Prateek Edifice Society under the jurisdiction of the Sector-39 police station. The deceased has been identified as Sajjal Mehrotra, a company director who lived in the society with his family.
"On Sunday afternoon, he jumped from the balcony of his flat on the 22nd floor," a police official said.
Family members and security guards rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said, adding that no suicide note has been found.
Prima facie, the deceased was suffering from depression, officials said, adding that other aspects of the case are being investigated.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and further legal formalities are underway.
Police said the man got married about 10 years ago and is survived by his wife and two children. No complaint has been received from the family in connection with the incident.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
