Virender Sehwag tries to poke fun at Gurmehar Kaur, gets slammed instead
Virender Sehwag was slammed on social media for poking fun at Gurmehar Kaur, who is the daughter of a Kargil war hero.
Mumbai: Virender Sehwag is known for his exploits on Twitter, and the former India vice-captain has come into limelight again, due to one of his recent tweets.
Sehwag, who is known to tweet on different issues other than cricket as well, took the opportunity to troll a Delhi University college student on Sunday.
DU student Gurmehar Kaur recently came into the limelight for condemning the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for their alleged attacks on students and teachers in Ramjas College in New Delhi.
As the post by Gurmehar went viral, another video by the DU student, which was posted earlier, started to do the rounds on the internet as well.
In one of the shots in this video, Gurmehar, whose father late Captain Mandeep Singh was martyred in the Kargil war, was seen holding a placard saying, "Pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him”.
Not surprising that "nationalists" mock @mehartweets for one pic out of an entire series. Their vision as always is limited by their hate. pic.twitter.com/SCzRL76Jf7
— SamSays (@samjawed65) February 26, 2017
Sehwag took this opportunity to troll the student, as he posed this on social media.
Bat me hai Dum !#BharatJaisiJagahNahi pic.twitter.com/BNaO1LBHLH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 26, 2017
However, Sehwag’s move backfired, as attracted a lot of criticism on Twitter.
The Day you will lost your Near/Dear one in WAR then you will get to know & will stop doing this nonsense. Shame on you @virendersehwag
— Kumar Amit (@Ikumar7) February 26, 2017
@virendersehwag doesn't behoove someone of your stature to troll a 20 year old who has already lost so much.
— Rohit Pradhan (@Retributions) February 26, 2017
. @virendersehwag : "My hand shook the hand of the dictator whose orders killed 100s of our Indian soldiers at Kargil, not me" pic.twitter.com/5K3Mrh5FjN
— Suryanarayan Ganesh (@gsurya) February 26, 2017
Person on left lost her Father in Kargil War trying 2 save country.
— BharatPolls (@BharatPolls) February 26, 2017
Person on right played 4 nation & minted money.
.@virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/OvqjVDRchL
.@virendersehwag this 20-year-old's father was killed at war. it could have been easier for her to hate. but she doesn't. and look at you!
— anuradha sharma (@NuraRadha) February 26, 2017
However, many of the fans also came out to support the 'Nawab of Najafgarh' on Twitter, exposing the sensitiveness of the issue at hand here.
@Salilacharya @virendersehwag is just trying to bring a gal on right path unlike u commies who r brainwashing her for political purpose !!
— Raushan Raj (@AskRaushan) February 26, 2017
@AskRaushan @Salilacharya @virendersehwag I m glad viru took a stance and think like so many like me think.we stand with nation .
— Ac (@imAnshC) February 26, 2017
But,@NuraRadha
— Venkat (@VenkatN_Tss) February 27, 2017
Kasab saying we just fired and only ppl who were destined to be wounded/killed by Allah got hit by bullets@virendersehwag
@coomarashish she should ask her mom , if her father joined army for country or war. Her father must be ashamed of her.
— papu (@papudilse) February 26, 2017
Well done sir @virendersehwag. Still hitting centuries...even after retiring from International Cricket.. https://t.co/uQAvXCsKDV
— Paresh Rawal fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) February 26, 2017