Randeep Hooda Justifies Laughing On Sehwag¡¯s Tweet Trolling DU Student In A Long FB Post
Randeep Hooda has issued a clarification saying that he is totally against violence but can&rsquot stand some of the journalists who are trying to politicise the issue and malign people. A few days back amid the Delhi university row Gurmehar Kaur a Delhi University student and daughter of Kargil martyr started a campaign on social media posting a picture of herself holding a placard.
After landing in a controversy for laughing on a tweet, Randeep Hooda has issued a clarification saying that he is totally against violence but can¡¯t stand some of the journalists who are trying to use Gurmehar Kaur¡¯s name to politicise the issue and malign people.
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A few days back, amid the Delhi university row, Gurmehar Kaur, a Delhi University student and daughter of Kargil martyr started a campaign on social media posting a picture of herself holding a placard which read that 'Pakistan didn¡¯t kill her father but the war did'. The picture took cyberspace by storm ¨C there were protests and counter-protests too.
Amid all this, Virender Sehwag tweet added a fresh twist to the controversy. Here¡¯s what he tweeted:
Bat me hai Dum !#BharatJaisiJagahNahi pic.twitter.com/BNaO1LBHLH
¡ª Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 26, 2017
While he was already receiving flake for an ¡°insensitive¡± remark, Randeep Hooda¡¯s tweet added fuel to the fire.
?????? @virendersehwag ???? https://t.co/IcxuewcPMP
¡ª Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
And so began a Twitter war where several celebrities including Barkha Dutt and Shekhar Gupta slammed them both for mocking a Kargil martyr¡¯s daughter.
Sad, from you, Viru & Randeep, big-hearted stars. Nobody's patriotism needs certificates & hers has stamp of her father's supreme sacrifice https://t.co/6UAc98i2tH
¡ª Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) February 26, 2017
@ShekharGupta @virendersehwag what's sad is that the poor girl is being used as political pawn and it seems you are a party to it ..
¡ª Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
Right here my friend. You exercised yours. I did mine !! And that's how it should be. Argue minus mocking, threats, smear & abuse. https://t.co/1nizQLGfCu
¡ª barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 26, 2017
Now, Randeep Hooda has issued a clarification saying that he has nothing against the girl, but he is against the journalists who are trying to politicise the whole issue.
We agree with Randeep Hooda that ¡°she must also have the courage and fortitude to listen to the voices against it¡± and likewise he must too, right? Jai Hind!
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