Even as a court on Wednesday directed the Jodhpur police that an FIR be registered againstcricketer Hardik Pandya for his derogatory tweet about Dr BR Ambedkar, it has emerged that the tweet in question was from a fake account created in Pandya’s name. According to the petitioner, D R Meghwal, Pandya had reportedly tweeted: “Which Ambedkar ??? The one who drafted a cross law and constitution or the one who spread the disease called reservation in the country.”
Following the court’s direction, Pandya on Thursday issued a statement and clarified, “No such tweet and/or statement, whether on Twitter or any other media, has been issued by me. The tweet in question was posted by a fake account using my name and display image. I use only my verified Twitter handle to make official communications and the said tweet was posted by a spurious account, pretending to be me.” The tweet was posted from @sirhardik3777. Pandya’s official Twitter handle is @hardikpandya7.
A police officer in Jaipur said: “We are yet to receive the orders of the court and once we get it, I will be in a position to comment. Further action will be taken according to law.”
Interestingly, the move comes a couple of days after SC observed the rampant misuse of the SC/ST act against government servants and said there shall be no immediate arrest on any complaint filed under the law.
FAKE ACCOUNT
I use only my verified Twitter handle to make official communications,” Pandya clarified. The tweet was posted from @sirhardik3777. Pandya’s official Twitter handle is @hardikpandya7
