Virat Kohli slammed for ill-timed Twitter post after attack on CRPF soldiers

Indian skipper Virat Kohli asked his followers to follow their favourite clubs for the upcoming Indian Sports Honours at a time when the entire nation is mourning the death of CRPF soldiers in a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian skipper Virat Kohli faced heavy backlash on Twitter after he asked his followers to follow their favourite clubs for the upcoming Indian Sports Honours. Kohli’s tweet infuriated the fans since the timing of his tweet was not suitable at all.

Kohli posted the tweet at a time when the entire nation is mourning the death of CRPF soldiers in a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which at least 37 CRPF jawans were martyred while numerous others were left injured.

Here's how fans reacted on Twitter before Kohli realized his mistake and deleted the post yesterday and came up with a tweet on Friday morning:

I'm shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans.

Here's how fans reacted....

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 15, 2019

Paisa hi sab kuch nhi hota Virat

Jis desh me rehte ho, iss time uss desh k jawano par tweet karna jyada important tha

Sorry but this is not the right time to post that

— Aparna 🇮🇳 (@Jayaa_IND) February 14, 2019

Virat aapke team sea jo bhi aapka Social Media Account handle karta hai
Wo Bahut Bada Pagal hai

— Raja ❤️ (@RaghurajPrSingh) February 14, 2019

@imVkohli you should change your PR team...Bunty ka dhyan sona pe jyada hai aajkal😬

— Charmi Shah🇮🇳 (@C_H_A_R_M_I_) February 14, 2019

Delete kardiya tweet virat ki team nea ab
Ye tweet kiya tha pic.twitter.com/4qfCNgPtWi

— Raja ❤️ (@RaghurajPrSingh) February 14, 2019

Promotional tweet regarding sports honor awards voting. Wrong timing. Andharu dobbaru. Tweet delete cheaadu.

— Spidey (@MrStarksPeter) February 14, 2019

Shame on virat Kohli not single tweet about 45 martyer indian army personnel.

— Mukesh Pasi (@MukeshPasi12) February 14, 2019

Following the dreadful incident, the netizens expressed their anger and grief on social media. Several Indian cricketers took to their official Twitter account to condemn this shameful act of Pakistan.

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has openly challenged Pakistan stating that now a conversation with the neighbouring country has to be on the battlefield.

Yes, let’s talk with the separatists. Yes, let’s talk with Pakistan. But this time conversation can’t be on the table, it has to be in a battle ground. Enough is enough. 18 CRPF personnel killed in IED blast on Srinagar-Jammu highway https://t.co/aa0t0idiHY via @economictimes

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) February 14, 2019

Really pained by the cowardly attack on our CRPF in J&K in which our brave men have been martyred . No words are enough to describe the pain. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured.#SudharJaaoWarnaSudhaarDenge

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 14, 2019

Deeply saddened and disturbed by the news. I condemn the terror attack in #Pulwama. My condolences to the families of the jawans who sacrificed their lives.

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 14, 2019

Sad and pained to hear about the dastardly attack on our brave CRPF men in #Pulwama in which many of our jawans have been martyred . I pray for a quick and speedy recovery of those injured in the attack.

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 14, 2019