Explorer

Sushma Swaraj gets 58% support in Twitter poll on trolls

New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj received a total of 84,297 votes, till the time of filing of this report, in her recently conducted Twitter poll on social media abuse.

This came after Swaraj was trolled for days in connection with her helping an inter-faith couple to get their passports, who were allegedly harassed over religion by officials.

With about 10 hours left for the poll to end, she received support from 58 percent of the total voters; the rest 42 percent supported the trolls.

On Saturday, after liking few of the negative tweets that came her way over the interfaith couple's passport issue, the External Affairs Minister put up a poll on Twitter asking if people approved of them.

"Friends: I have liked some tweets. This is happening for the last few days. Do you approve of such tweets? Please RT," she tweeted.

Last week, Swaraj liked and retweeted several negative tweets, she received on social media over the inter-faith couple's passport issue. Handling the trolls gracefully, she asked the Twitterers to go through the trolls she received while travelling abroad.

"I was out of India from 17th to 23rd June 2018. I do not know what happened in my absence. However, I am honoured with some tweets. I am sharing them with you. So I have liked them (sic)," she tweeted on June 24.

The EAM was on her week-long visit to four European nations when she received a series of tweets from the inter-faith couple, Tanvi Seth and her husband Mohammad Anas Siddiqui. They were harassed by an officer at a Lucknow passport office, as the Tanvi was married to a Muslim and did not change her name.

Following this, the regional passport office in Lucknow transferred the concerned officer and also issued passports to the couple.

However, some followers of Sushma Swaraj on Twitter were angered by her action, accusing her of indulging in minority appeasement.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Sushma Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal also received an abusive tweet that said, he should beat his wife and teach her not to do "Muslim appeasement".(ANI)


This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI

View More
Advertisement

IPL Auction 2025

Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Virat Kohli
₹21 CR
Josh Hazlewood
₹12.50 CR
Phil Salt
₹11.50 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Rishabh Pant
₹27 CR
Nicholas Pooran
₹21 CR
Ravi Bishnoi
₹11 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Jasprit Bumrah
₹18 CR
Suryakumar Yadav
₹16.35 CR
Hardik Pandya
₹16.35 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Heinrich Klaasen
₹23 CR
Pat Cummins
₹18 CR
Abhishek Sharma
₹14 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad
₹18 CR
Ravindra Jadeja
₹18 CR
Matheesha Pathirana
₹13 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Shreyas Iyer
₹26.75 CR
Arshdeep Singh
₹18 CR
Yuzvendra Chahal
₹18 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Sanju Samson
₹18 CR
Yashaswi Jaiswal
₹18 CR
Riyan Parag
₹14 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Venkatesh Iyer
₹23.75 CR
Rinku Singh
₹13 CR
Varun Chakaravarthy
₹12 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Rashid Khan
₹18 CR
Shubman Gill
₹16.50 CR
Jos Buttler
₹15.75 CR
View all
Most Expensive Players In The Squad
Axar Patel
₹16.50 CR
KL Rahul
₹14 CR
Kuldeep Yadav
₹13.25 CR
View all
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headlines

Who Will Be The Next CM? Crucial Meet Of Mahayuti Leaders Underway At Amit Shah’s Residence
Who Will Be The Next CM? Crucial Meet Of Mahayuti Leaders Underway At Amit Shah’s Residence
'Ensure Religious Freedom, Security': Sheikh Hasina Slams Chinmoy Das' Arrest, Demands Immediate Release
Sheikh Hasina Slams Bangladesh Hindu Monk Chinmoy Das' Arrest, Demands Immediate Release
Priyanka Gandhi's Kasavu Saree During Parliament Oath Evokes Memories Of Grandmother Indira
Priyanka Gandhi's Kasavu Saree During Parliament Oath Evokes Memories Of Grandmother Indira
Blast Near PVR In Delhi's Prashant Vihar Injures 1; NSG Commandos At Site, White Powder & Scooter Found — Updates
Blast Near PVR In Delhi's Prashant Vihar Injures 1; NSG Commandos At Site, White Powder & Scooter Found — Updates
Advertisement
ABP Premium

Videos

Breaking News: Controversy Erupts Over Claim of Temple Inside Ajmer Dargah in RajasthanBreaking News: ED Team Attacked in Delhi's Bijwasan Area | ABP NewsSambhal Mosque Clash: Tightened Security Ahead of Namaz Following Violence | ABP NewsShocking Video from Sambhal Mosque Clash Day Will Leave You Stunned | ABP News
Embed widget