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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Posters targeting Rahul Gandhi appear ahead of his Amethi visit
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Amethi (PTI): Just hours before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Amethi on Wednesday, posters branding him as a "supporter of terror" appeared at several locations across the city, including near the Congress office and the local bus stand.
The provocative posters stirred political tensions, even as police had been deployed in strength to prevent such incidents.
Despite heightened security, the posters that read "Aatank ka saathi Rahul Gandhi" (Supporter of terror: Rahul Gandhi) were spotted in the city early this morning.
The identity of those behind the act remains unknown.
According to official, police had been on alert to prevent the circulation of such material, but their efforts fell short.
Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Tuesday reached his parliamentary constituency Raebareli for a visit. Today, he will be in Amethi, his former Lok Sabha constituency that elected him thrice, and later proceed to Kanpur.
Amethi district Congress president Pradeep Singhal said, "All preparations have been completed for Gandhi's tour. He will travel by road from Bhueymau guest house in Raebareli to Amethi, where party workers and locals will welcome him along the route."
Gandhi's official itinerary began with a delegation meeting in Bhueymau, Rae Bareli, at 8.15 am, followed by a visit to a gun factory and Indo Asian Rifles Pvt. Ltd in Amethi.
He is expected to arrive in Munshiganj, Amethi, around 12:30 PM. There, he will inspect the Ordnance Factory and later inaugurate a new heart surgery operation theatre and ambulance service at the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.
The Congress leader will also visit the Indira Gandhi College of Nursing and interact with students and faculty.
Later in the afternoon, he will leave for Kanpur around 1 pm to meet the family of the late Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
