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Gurmehar Kaur hits back at Virender Sehwag.
Updated : Feb 27, 2017, 09:46 PM IST
In a day of fast unfolding chain of events, Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur has reacted to Virender Sehwag mocking her on social media.
Speaking to ANI, 20 year-old Delhi University student, Gurmehar said that she is deeply disappointed by Viru's comments. She said, " I am heartbroken, these are the ppl you yell for in matches & they troll you at the expense of your father's death". Sehwag on Sunday evening posted a tweeted taking a dig at Gurmehar. He got support from Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda.
Gurmehar also replied to MoS Home Kiren Rijiju's jibe stating unequivocally that she has a mind of her own, and no body is influencing her thought process. Gurmehar who has been under attack for being unpatriotic clarified that she is not an 'anti-national'.
Re-tweeting a tweet shared by Actor Randeep Hooda, Rijiju commented saying, "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."
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. https://t.co/gXHkAGi9sh
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 27, 2017
Earlier, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag had said, “Bat me hai Dum! #BharatJaisiJagahNahi.”
Bat me hai Dum !#BharatJaisiJagahNahi pic.twitter.com/BNaO1LBHLH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 26, 2017
Ramjas College had on Wednesday last week witnessed large-scale violence between members of AISA and ABVP workers. The genesis of the clash was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on 'Culture of Protests' which was withdrawn by the college authorities following opposition by the RSS student wing.