Virender Sehwag’s one tweet has set off a chain of reactions on social media. As reported here, Sehwag poked fun at the message delivered by Gurmehar Kaur with her placards. Actor Randeep Hooda liked the joke, and was eventually targetted by left liberals on social media. He gave them a fitting answer with his tweets. But it did not stop there. Then came the media editorials and reports, which made a villain out of Hooda. Hooda in his defence wrote a long Facebook post calling out the people who were hounding him.
In the midst of all this, when the attacks on Hooda via social media were going on, controversial journalist Rana Ayyub had attacked Haryana, just because Hooda hailed from the state:
@RaisinaSeries haryana ke hain na. Doing his bit for emancipation of women
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 26, 2017
In response to this crass stereotyping, wrestler Babita Phogat of Dangal fame stepped in to the fight to stop her state Haryana from being denigrated at the hands of compromised journalists:
Haryana ki hi hain hum Phogat sister bhi. Kya jante h aap haryana k bare me . https://t.co/ZWtl5fnEXJ
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) February 27, 2017
A flabbergasted Rana Ayyub tried to spin the slap and virtue signalled Phogat to support Gurmehar Kaur and her cause:
bahot khushi hui ki aapne insaaf pasandi ki baat ki. Umeed hai ki aap jaisi haryana ki achiever @mehartweets ke haq mein bhi baat karengi. https://t.co/saezYQrZz4
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 27, 2017
But the wrestler showed how she is used to such false moves, and asked how can one stand along with someone who speaks ill about the country:
Jo aapne desh ke haq m bat nhi kar sakti uske haq m bat karna thik h kya??? https://t.co/t4Xb0AELHi
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) February 27, 2017
About then, Congress hack Pallavi Ghosh from CNN News 18 tried to attack Phogat too:
While we condemning rape threats on a woman some r changing the discourse to her supporting pak : sad to see @BabitaPhogat also joining in
— pallavi ghosh (@_pallavighosh) February 28, 2017
To which pat came the crisp and clear reply from Phogat:
I condemn rape threats If log iss tarah se dhamki de rahe h to ye bahut hi galat bat h.Lekin m aapne desh k khilaf single word nhi sun sakti https://t.co/ImlEb4dj6c
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) February 28, 2017
Phogat did not face the same insults which Hooda faced probably because many victim cards such as sexism, young age etc do not work on her. Phogat also received support from unexpected quarters when singer and music composer Toshi Sabri applauded Phogat’s strong “slap” on Rana Ayyub’s face:
Well done @BabitaPhogat ?? tight slap on @RanaAyyub face? https://t.co/YV7GyzDtEO
— Toshi Sabri (@ToshiSabrii) February 27, 2017
Sabri too reiterated the “country first” stand and also asked who is funding the anti-India sloganeers in India’s colleges:
For me my country is 1st…Jai Hind https://t.co/iDkIKfcYUp
— Toshi Sabri (@ToshiSabrii) February 27, 2017
What’s happening to our youth? 1st JNU anti india slogan and now DU. Sad to read and see all these anti India slogans…who is funding them https://t.co/LT7lODxDJD
— Toshi Sabri (@ToshiSabrii) February 27, 2017
Sabri would now do well to be prepared for an onslaught from radical Islamists for taking such a stand, given what happened to Zaira Wasim a few weeks back.
