News, Twitter: Sakshi Malik scripted history last week by winning the bronze medal in the 58 kg category of women’s freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics 2016. With this, she became the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
While the country is overjoyed with her success, the Times of India being itself, posted quite an objectionable article on the Olympic champion here on twitter yesterday.
We don’t know what drives TOI to publish such crass headlines one after the other, but one thing is for sure : they aren’t learning their lessons.
The title of the blog reads – My Sultan Sakshi: But OMG with those muscles who will marry her?
My Sultan Sakshi: But OMG with those muscles who will marry her? https://t.co/5GxGgZauWX pic.twitter.com/eeNcnWpKea
— Times of India (@timesofindia) August 23, 2016
In a bounce back to it, Twitter responded very angrily and aggressively over the “body shaming” headline that TOI put up on Twitter. The headline apparently asked who will marry Sakshi because she has big muscles.
See how People Replyed very Intensely at TOI:
@timesofindia a disgrace to indian women… What do u think when writing such captions?
— ரோஸ் அக்கா (@iThamilachi) August 23, 2016
@vaibk @timesofindia – thousand times agree with you brother. TOI has stooped low. Publicity at the cost of credibility and shame.
— Harish Dunakhe (@Harish_Dunakhe) August 23, 2016
@timesofindia now times of India is at it’s lowest. shame on you.
— ஜிரா GiRa (@RagavanG) August 23, 2016
Shame on you @timesofindia
— Abhilasha Mishra (@abhi1512anya) August 23, 2016
@timesofindia @radvaz you need to marry a man whose Manhood is all muscular, though it’s performance will be irrelevant. Pathetic headline
— Prashant Sahni (@fairaffairs) August 23, 2016
@timesofindia kya re Bhai daru piky lekhta hai ky tu bhe na times of India ka naam bad naam karne ko baithaa. pic.twitter.com/thxmZFANGV
— kiran kumar Dhage (@kirudhage) August 23, 2016
@timesofindia y r u worried about her marriage. Have she enrolled in ur matrimonial page. Shame on u?
— jayanthi (@jayanthi6759) August 23, 2016
@teknotrise @radvazit @timesofindia does not matter what pts writer makes it inside , the headlines is insulting , as simple as that .
— Richa Nigam (@Richanjgd) August 23, 2016
@teknotrise @timesofindia @radvaz teri ammi ki shaadi ho gayi to kisi ki bhi ho Sakti hai, #RightlyPut #ToiletpaperOfIndia #SlapOnJournalism
— Prashant Sahni (@fairaffairs) August 23, 2016
@radvaz I am happy at least something hitting you, coz of me
Even u r not at fault, u r working4 #ToiletpaperOfIndia , appeasing employers— Prashant Sahni (@fairaffairs) August 24, 2016
@timesofindia A very irritating piece masquerading as witty and smart.
— Priyanka (@pryankaa) August 23, 2016