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| Edited By: Nirmalya Dutta |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: May 19, 2016, 10:20 AM IST
There's one sure-shot way to make sure you get attention on social media these days, criticise the BJP government or Narendra Modi. That often ensures preferential treatment by thousands of anonymous trolls whose raison d'etre seems to be to abuse people on the internet.
On a day when rains brought the city of Mumbai to a standstill, Neha Dhupia tweeted: “One rain n the city comes to a standstill. Good governance is not about selfies n makin us do yoga,it's making sure ur citizens r safe,”
This was all the sign that Twitter users, largely anonymous, a group that pop-culture expert Chetan Bhagat christened bhakts or FACIM (Frustrated And Complex-ridden Indian Males), attacked her for being a woman, for supporting AAP, for campaigning for a Congress candidate and for doing films. To be fair, her view wasn't that different from how we felt while commuting to work today, wondering how a little rain could bring the entire city to a standstill.
Only a month ago, Shruti Seth and Kavita Krishnan were trolled, for questioning the Prime Minister's #SelfieWithDaughter campaign where men after lovingly clicking pictures with their daughters proceeded to abuse both of them with the vilest words.
Actress Shruti Seth had tweeted “A selfie is not a device to bring about change Mr. PM. Try reform.” And added the hashtag #selfieobsessedPM for good measure. Activist Kavita Krishnan was more critical as she had called Modi a #LameDuckPM and saying “He has a record of stalking daughters.” Even the nation’s go-to bapuji showed his ‘unsanskari’ side when he tweeted: “Jail the bitch.”
Exactly when did any sort of criticism mean that the person was anti-national? The last time we checked, the Republic of India was a secular democracy, which means that we have the right to choose what we want and what we don’t. We also have the right to criticise the government when we think they aren’t doing something. Surely that doesn’t warrant personal attacks?
When flop bimbos like Neha dhupia & shruti seth try to attack modi on social media. pic.twitter.com/LEMCYNkARA
— गुस्ताख़ि माफ़™ (@SunnyDe_LOL) July 21, 2015
@NehaDhupia @voguemagazine @VOGUEIndia Are you proud of your B Grade movies? I mean will your Children be proud that her mom did such movies
— Mourinholic (@mourinhlolic) July 21, 2015
Neha Dhupia Now : Neha DHULGYI
— ♥ लूटेरा जोकर ♥ (@talkingwithyash) July 21, 2015
Right,Nothing changed 4 @NehaDhupia Still getting Movie like "Raat Gayi Baat Gayi" PS: Fate & Name of Movie R Alike https://t.co/NCZsVfvHU1
— OfficeOfPK (@piyushkaul) July 21, 2015
Dear Neha Dhupia , Good films are not about exposing n doing pelvic thrust, it's making sure audience are exposed to creative stuff
— AffableStony (@AffableStony) July 21, 2015
Neha Dhupia 's logic. RT if you think she is retarded. pic.twitter.com/pAzkZMCyrO
— shreyas vaidya (@shreyasvaidyaa) July 21, 2015
Stop responding B grade actress like @NehaDhupia who can even open her legs for publicity and money
— Prabhu kadode (@prabhulingaa) July 21, 2015
Even @udaychopra Have better reasons to be in news than @NehaDhupia . Well she is claiming a higher positions than KRK too.
— जाट महकमा (@varun_sirohi) July 21, 2015
@NehaDhupia this is like Obesity is the cause of global warming Think Wisely and tweet sense .
— Prateek Kataria (@Prateek_kataria) July 21, 2015
"@rishibagree: Neha Dhupia's T-shirt making more sense then her pic.twitter.com/7ySF8A7eZv"
— GAURAV SUMAN (@gauravsuman2) July 21, 2015
1st Shruti Seth & now Neha Dhupia. Apart from criticising Modi, can't all C-grade actresses find some other way 2claim Few-Hours-Fame on net
— Salil Kapoor (@Salil_Kapoor) July 21, 2015
