Did parody Twitter account land Hardik Pandya in Dr Ambedkar tweet controversy?
It was earlier reported that FIR was to be lodged against Hardik Pandya in Jodhpur over allegedly insulting tweet against Dr BR Ambedkar.
Jodhpur: What seems to be a case of mistaken identity has landed Hardik Pandya in a spot of bother. It was earlier alleged that Hardik Pandya made an insulting comment on Twitter against Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and may be booked for the same. It was reported that Pandya’s purported comment hurt the sentiments of the people who belong to his community.
Jodhpur court, on Wednesday, told police to lodge an FIR against Pandya for a derogatory tweet he allegedly put on December 26, 2017 and deleted.
DR Meghwal, who is a petitioner, and claims to belong to Rashtriya Bhim Sena, moved an application against the Indian cricketer in court on Tuesday.
It is learnt that Pandya is alleged to have written, “Which Ambedkar ??? The one who drafted a cross law and constitution or the one who spread the disease called reservation in the country.”
“I learnt about Pandya’s comment through social media in January. It appeared quite derogatory for a figure like Ambedkar and was an attempt to spread hatred and create division in the society,” Meghwal was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
“By doing so, he has committed a serious crime and hurt the sentiments of my entire community,” added Meghwal said,
It is also learnt that Meghwal demanded adequate and suitable punishment for Pandya over his “crass act”.
Meanwhile, Rajesh Yadav, SHO of Udai Mandir Thana in Jaipur, told NDTV that further action will be taken as per the law.
"We are yet to receive the orders of the court and once we get it, I will be in a position to comment," he added.
However, it is now emerging that it was not Pandya but a parody account named @sirhardik3777 from which the comment was posted on Twitter. The account was later deleted.
The cricketer’s official Twitter account is @hardikpandya7 and it did not post the said remark.