It is no surprise or new with the concept of throwing potshots on the leaders of the rival party. In politics, it’s a common thing to notice and there would be hardly any politician who has not ever done this.

There is a saying, ‘With great power comes great responsibility’. Coming to the matter, when a person or public figure especially politician run a verified account on a social networking site with a huge number of followers reading your posts, you either have to keep your emotions in restraint or well, brace yourself for the backlash for every stray tweet you wish to share in the public domain.

Recently, Indian social media users have launched this online campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after it emerged that he is following via his Twitter account users who appeared to celebrate and justify the recent murder of a prominent journalist Gauri Lankesh.

A day after the nation started a Twitter movement of sorts on the micro blogging site with angry users trending #BlockNarendraModi over Modi following abusive ‘troll’ accounts, the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee Digvijaya Singh managed to grab the eyeballs of many on the platform.

Digvijaya Singh posted an abusive meme on Friday taking a shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his followers who were termed as ‘Bhakts’, a derogatory term used on the social media against those who were supporters of PM Modi.

While posting the meme he claimed that it’s not his but couldn’t stop sharing. He also asked to apologise in advance which means he was aware of the meme’s intention and what will follow after sharing it.

The meme read:

“Mere do achievements

1. Bhakton ko Ch***** banaya
2. Ch****** ko Bhakt banaya.”

Along with the meme, he wrote:

“Not mine but couldn’t help posting it. My apologies to the person concerned. He is the best in the “Art of Fooling!”

Here’s the tweet:

Not mine but couldn’t help posting it. My apologies to the person concerned. He is the best in the “Art of Fooling!” pic.twitter.com/6BGz3lFtcf

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) September 8, 2017

This quote is an apparent jab at Prime Minister Modi. Needless to say, Singh’s tweet drew a severe flak on the micro blogging site. Some couldn’t understand how a former CM could post such a tweet, while some trolls got back with nasty replies.

As soon as he posted the meme, Twitter started roasting him. Have a look at some of the reactions.

Ones character is exposed by 1s expressions? ppl knew it and know it much better. It also exposes true culture and philosophy on Cong

— LtCol IB Dutt (Retd) (@ibdutt) September 8, 2017

बासी कढ़ी में उबाल आया। 😂😂😁😁😁

— राहुल पाण्डेय 🇮🇳 (@Rahulpandey_drf) September 8, 2017

This shows your personal taste. 😛धिक्कार है हम लोगों पर जिसने तुम जैसे लोगों को इतने दिन अपने ऊपर राज करने दिया

— ढाँक के तीन पात (@BsdhamiB) September 8, 2017

Not his fault – an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, and since these minds will be idle for a looongg time, the devil is expressing himself

— kayvee (@vee5712) September 8, 2017

चचा चाची से खफा हो क्या

— ठरकी तमराज..#hmp ka Digvijay (@tmrajkilvish) September 8, 2017

Dimag kam nahi kar raha hai cacha ka

— Mangal Purohit (@MangalPurohit11) September 8, 2017

चिचा please आप ‘Blue whale game’ खेल कर देश का भला कर दो ना। 🙏🏻

— Amit Jaiswal (@AmitKCjaiswal) September 8, 2017

This the level of a General Secretary of a National Party… He was Chief Minister of a state…. Cheap

— Yogesh Mandhani (@yogeshmandhani) September 8, 2017

Aap agar ‘C’ shabd ke badle Rahul Gandhi bhi likh lete toh log samaj jaate..

— The (@Chandorkar) September 8, 2017

Whenever you done insulting him and all those who voted for him, do celebrate his victory again in 2019.

— 🚩दुर्गा (@Durgasaptshati) September 8, 2017

Sir ji time to eat center fresh pic.twitter.com/aOOewSKouI

— vikas (@vikas2397) September 8, 2017

दिल खुश होता है जब आप मोदीजी का नाम लेकर सुबह से ही रोना चालू करते हैं, और यही हमारे लिए अच्छे दिन है।

— तेज पाण्डेय (@TejbhushanP) September 8, 2017

When an elected representative tweet something with word ‘chutiya’ in it, tells a lot about his character, leadership and vision.

— Office of Sarcasm (@whsitleblower) September 8, 2017

चाचा, कैसी रही? pic.twitter.com/G20AwBapwc

— Shiv Singh (@shivsBHARAT) September 8, 2017

It’s indeed very shameful for Digvijay Singh to use those words for country’s Prime Minister when he himself is a politician. Criticism is constructive and should be done in a positive way only.

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