Former India opener Virender Sehwag was heavily criticised on Twitter after he tweeted about the horrifying killing of a poor…
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag (Photo: IANS)
Former India opener Virender Sehwag was heavily criticised on Twitter after he tweeted about the horrifying killing of a poor tribal. However, he later apologised and presented a clarification on the micro-blogging site.
“Non acceptance of a fault is itself a 2nd fault. I apologise I missed out on more names involved in this crime bcoz of incomplete info & sincerely apologise 4 it but the tweet is not communal at all. Killers r divided by religion but united by a violent mentality. May there b peace,” Virender Sehwag wrote.
Notably, a 27-year-old tribal youth named Madhu said to be “not of sound mind” was beaten to death in Palakkad, Kerala, by a lynch mob which had accused him of theft, according to his mother.
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The turn of event on Thursday has elicited a response from across the state after a perpetrator of the beating posted a selfie taken just minutes before the crime.
While talking about the event, Sehwag wrote on Twitter, “Madhu stole 1 kg rice. A mob of Ubaid , Hussain and Abdul Kareem lynched the poor tribal man to death. This is a disgrace to a civilised society and I feel ashamed that this happens and kuch farak nahi padta.”
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