Earlier this evening, senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru.
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/905090548955885568
Unfortunate death of Lankesh triggered speculations and most media persons were quick to blame the murder on right wing and in some cases, the BJP.
Nothing like quoting a 2016 tweet out of context to set the bar high for nastiness.
https://twitter.com/kakulprasher/status/905098551239163904
https://twitter.com/Memeghnad/status/905102119564337153
Some didn’t even lose the opportunity to plug their book.
https://twitter.com/RanaAyyub/status/905093801399771137
While the ones who are actually good with words implied.
https://twitter.com/Javedakhtarjadu/status/905110045066534912
Of course, those who have to have an opinion in everything also had a say.
https://twitter.com/Shehla_Rashid/status/905118173212508160
They even had a suspect in mind.
https://twitter.com/Shehla_Rashid/status/905103879511015424
Whereas some had already decided who killed her.
https://twitter.com/tehseenp/status/905128329845473280
Brother in law of nation’s brother in law has impeccable intelligence… erm.. inputs.
And then, journalist turned politician also termed that it is not a “regular murder”
https://twitter.com/ashutosh83B/status/905098242274222080
Wonder what is an extra ordinary murder.
Some even forgot that Karnataka is not BJP ruled state.
https://twitter.com/saikatd/status/905122814486654977
And the fearmongers weren’t far behind.
https://twitter.com/bainjal/status/905095943317372928
Psst.. seems like #NewIndia was a hashtag suggested in WhatsApp groups for social media.
https://twitter.com/yadavtejashwi/status/905132123081687040
And of course, more conspiracy theories followed.
But then, are there some clues in the tweets she posted few hours before she was shot dead?
https://twitter.com/iAnkurSingh/status/905113507472883713
Which comrades is she talking about? What fake news? Who was exposing whom? Why are these angles not talked about?
Or is it something completely different?
https://twitter.com/vikasbha/status/905135750303252480
Without speculating and creating panic, let investigative agencies look into the murder and ensure that the culprits are caught and justice is meted out.
Let us not hold