Prasad trolled for slamming Twitter hatred on her death
Union minister for information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday faced the wrath of a section of Twitter users who questioned him for his silence over the attacks on the RSS, a day after he condemned hate messages over the murder of Gauri Lankesh.
The 55-year-old editor, a fierce critic of Hindutva forces, was gunned down outside her Bengaluru home on Tuesday night. The crime brought back chilling memories of the murders of at least three rationalists and leftleaning thinkers since 2013.
“Expressing happiness on the killing of anyone is shameful, regrettable and totally against Indian traditions. Social media is not for that,” Prasad tweeted on Wednesday.
Trolls suggested Lankesh got what she deserved and questioned why the Karnataka government gave her a state funeral. Some also questioned the “fuss” over the protests that were held across the country against her killing.
“But @rsprasad couldnt find the sense to condemn a host of vile tweets blaming Sangh parivar? At least learn monkey-balancing from seculars,” tweeted, @sankrant.
Another person, @chaturvediSKC, tweeted, “Yes, SM is only for Hindu bashing. You are advocating against freedom of expression. Rajya Sabha MPs cannot map people’s outrage.”
Some of the people who spew hate are followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and other BJP leaders.
“After Burhan Wani Gauri lankesh also killed how sad,” Ashish Mishra, a person followed by Modi, Fadnavis, Prasad, among others, tweeted.