Small spark leads to big fire and the same is the case with social media and the virtual world. Even a statement which is not of much significance or importance can shake the entire Twitter and storm it with counterattacks. And when it has the flavor of politics blended, you just can’t predict what all it can do! Lately, the popular B-Town actor Anupam Kher made a tweet that India is undergoing “pest control” as a result of which “cockroaches crawling out”.
घरों में पेस्ट कंट्रोल होता है तो कॉक्रोच, कीड़े मकोड़े इत्यादि बाहर निकलते है। घर साफ़ होता है।वैसे ही आजकल देश का पेस्ट कंट्रोल चल रहा है।
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) February 20, 2016
Most likely he was taking a jibe at anti-national elements but a number of Twitter users did not like this tweet by Kher, one of whom was Rajdeep Sardesai, the famous media person, who made up mind to reply him for this.
Superb sir, You sound like straight out of one of those Hindi film dialogues. Maza aaya! https://t.co/9u8QbDE4e1
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 20, 2016
The actor didn’t like this response and tweeted:
At Least i am loyal to my profession. I wish i could say the same about you. Maza Aaya?:) https://t.co/2yfaxMWB7k
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) February 20, 2016
Journalist was not the one to sit back quietly and here came the tweet from him:
Maza aya sir! Right to free speech allows a great star like you to call people Keede, makode, cockroach! Gnight! https://t.co/RhBbA8vxCJ
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 20, 2016
In the meantime, @surdesairajdeep, a Twitter parody account decided to intervene:
I guess, Bootlicking is not yet a recognized profession. Is it? https://t.co/Bt2mFz3XAC
— Amit (@krazybooze) February 21, 2016
And Rajdeep Sardesai made a final tweet but did not tag the actor:
Some people want 'pest control' to remove 'insects' in society? Last time that analogy used? sadly, during Holocaust in Nazi Germany!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 21, 2016
And now was the turn of Twitterati who stole some moments of fun and laughter:
I think Anupam Kher is gunning for the Pest Actor Award.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/akashbanerjee/status/701240941252730881
https://twitter.com/akashbanerjee/status/701396747176779776
Anupam Kher doing some soul searching pic.twitter.com/QTrS6Q6e7u
— Joy (@Joydas) February 21, 2016
Cockroaches? I had chosen to forget Adolf Hitler's Nazi diatribe; letting Baygon be Baygon. :-)) But it's back. https://t.co/dLMQYkrJrz
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) February 21, 2016
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