Martyr‘s daughter in social media storm after taking on ABVP

Gurmehar Kaur, the daughter of Kargil war martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, landed in the eye of a social media storm on Monday after she started a campaign against the RSS student wing Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP).Kaur, a student of Delhi University’s Lady Shri Ram College, had taken on the ABVP on Facebook and Twitter. She posted a picture of herself holding up a placard that read, “I am a student from Delhi University. I am not afraid of ABVP. I am not alone. Every student of India is with me. #StudentsAgainstABVP.”Following the post, Kaur received abuse and threats on social media, including rape threats made against her by alleged ABVP supporters. On Monday, several celebrities including cricketer Virender Sehwag and actor Randeep Hooda attacked her on social media.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju also jumped into the debate and tweeted, “Who's polluting this young girl's mind? A strong Arm Force prevents a war. India never attacked anyone but a weak India was always invaded.”The war of words did not end there. “@RandeepHooda thanks a lot. Really sweet of you to encourage the hate I've been receiving. Makes me feel happy that I adored your work :),” Kaur tweeted. Hooda hit back again saying, “@mehartweets Pls don't credit me with so much.Your peace video was good bt now it's political not humanitarian.That's the problem2 begin wth.”Read more