New Delhi: 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 approached Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday and filed a written complaint after receiving obnoxious comments and "rape threats on social media". The commission is expected to issue a notice to Delhi police asking them to file an FIR on the basis of Kaur's complaint.
DCW Chief Swati Maliwal, while addressing the media, said that it was shameful that a martyr's daughter has received rape threats. "We have written a letter and I have personally spoken to Delhi Commissioner over the phone. We request Delhi Police to file a complaint and take a stern action against those who troll and abuse on social media," she said.
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.
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Hooda hit out at Kaur, calling her a “pawn”. Kaur hit back at Hooda saying, “Political pawn? I can think. I don't support violence perpetuated on students? Is that so wrong.” Hooda, in a reply said, “I agree wth u its is absolutely wrong..have a feeling it's not limited to that in interpretation.”
@StutiJain1 @virendersehwag Ya? She is going to remove this "deep rooted hatred" ? Pls don't be naive .. She is being used as a prop? Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
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.”
The “peace video” that Hooda reffered to was a silent video Kaur posted last year. The video, which had her holding up a series of placards aimed at promoting peace between India and Pakistan, had gone viral last year. One of the placards she held up in the video said “Pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him”. Cricketer Virender Sehwag, in an apparent dig at the video, posted a picture of himself holding up a placard reading, “I didn’t score two triple centuries, my bat did.”
Kejriwal also quoted a tweet by Kaur that said, “You can question my love for this country but you cannot define it for me. I serve this country and ITS YOUNG STUDENTS,” and added a comment of his own, “Proud of u Gurmehar.”
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