While India was celebrating its 66th Republic Day, our neighbours were in severe need of Burnol. The USA has for long been supporting Pakistan through financial aid, and today, when India managed to get Obama to come to India to witness its Republic Day celebrations, there was severe heartburn in store for Pakistanis.
Although our celebration, in no way tried to demean Pakistan, Pakistani Social Media users vented out their pent-up frustration by trending the hash-tag #RapePublicDay. What started off as a hash-tag to highlight India’s problems with women security, soon showed its real agenda i.e. to denigrate India at any costs. Here are few of the tweets with this hashtag:
Regrets Of Indian Girls……….. Aplace whr Foreigners are not safe how will thr own women be safe #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/pQlRwSsakn
— Fareeha Hassan (@ProudofPK) January 26, 2015
40 naked women protested shouting slogans against the Indian soldiers for the rape #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/zCPK9EbUap — Fatima Ali (@FatimaAli52) January 26, 2015
US soft policy towards #India, look for their reckless behavior towards women, the consider business #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/9iKvuIVMd6
— Faiza Muskan (@Faizamuskan751) January 26, 2015
It soon took Communal colours…
#India only ranks 3rd for the num of rapes reported each year | should we call it a pride? #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/JF2AyQE2Ak — Maan Imran Khan (@MaanImranKhan) January 26, 2015
The problem is deeply rooted in India’s predominantly Hindu religion and culture #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/xIvNamAJq1
— Hadiya Shah (@hadiyashah1) January 26, 2015
It is in their Hindu Culture that they think of women as demeaning items for pleasure #RapePublicDay — Muhammad Umar (@MUmar321) January 26, 2015
And soon went to express their frustrations over various actions of USA…
Do zaleel.. Obama has said today that India can become permanent member of United nations Retards.. #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/z6P2Aqztqn
— DR. AyEsHa (@DrAyesha4) January 25, 2015
Coming of Obama to a country doesn’t mean that they will become super power !!! If India kiss sky their value is nothing. #RapePublicDay — M.IDREES (@Imidreeskhan) January 25, 2015
And also some Domestic and International Politics came to the fore:
While India celebrates #RapePublicDay with their boss Obama, Pakistani COAS gets honoured from China! pic.twitter.com/1hn8IoC3d7
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) January 25, 2015
Lanat on Fake PM Nawaz Sharif ! #RapePublicDay pic.twitter.com/kFZRoK2sei — Ramsha Abid (@KaptaanKiTigres) January 25, 2015
It is interesting to note, most of the people who used this deplorable Hash-tag, were supporters of Imran Khan, and the idea of “Naya Pakistan”. As Indians, we can surely say “Naya Pakistan” is almost like Purana Pakistan for us!
