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| Media Crooks battles Modi supporters after abusing their leader |
Sujay Ghosh, July 20, 2015, New Delhi, NewsCrunch
Influential right-wing blog Media Crooks, sharply turned against PM Modi on Sunday, launching personal abuses, upsetting legions of Modi supporters.
The blog run by an Ahmedabad man identified only as Ravinar, gets nearly 2 million page views a month, and is followed by nearly a lakh people on Twitter.
Using foul language, Media Crooks accused Modi on Twitter of betraying Hindus and appeasing minorities.
He said Modi was lauding Islamic piety when Hindus were being killed in Bengal and Kerala. By not acting on Hindutva issues like Ram Temple and uniform civil code Modi had turned a coward and a traitor after winning the election. He also took on Modi's supporters for following their leader blindly.
Media Crooks seems to be part of a growing group of hardline Hindutva supporters, who are disillusioned with Modi's attempt to soften his image and assume a moderate stance. The Delhi Police had recently updated the Prime Minister's security Blue Book claiming there was a threat to his life from Hindutva extremists, unhappy with his wooing of minorities.
Media Crooks's torrent of tweets against Modi started on Sunday and turned increasingly abusive as many objected to it.
Though Media Crooks has never been sued, he is known for his abusive and sexist language. Though he has tried to tone down after the blog became popular, his quick temper and flair for vulgarity remains.
At an AMA session with Reddit, Media Crooks had said he did not have any party affiliation, but supported Modi as he was being hounded by the media.
Media Crooks owes his success to the support he received from Modi supporters, who shared his gripe about the mainstream media, seen as anti-Hindu. But many of them started blocking him after he started abusing the Prime Minister.
However, a section of them shared Media Crooks' alarm and said he had a point about the recent changes in Modi.
Media Crooks' blogger Raviner makes surprise attack on Modi on Twitter
We gave this asshole total majority.. we gave him the power.. and yet @narendramodi behaves like a Burqa woman.. SHAME ON YOU..— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015The triumph of Modi should have been that we have a govt with guts.. instead we have a @narendramodi whos become a gutless coward... #Shame— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Hindus being killed in Bengal & Kerala.. and you preach Islam piety and heritage.. @NarendraModi.. Stop being an idiot.. Stop fooling around— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Hindus are being destroyed in India @NarendraModi.. and you want to win victories in Uzbekistan or Tajikistan? .... Who are you fooling?— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Stupid "Mann ki baat" or repetitive speeches dont impress me @NarendraModi.. I now see you as a betrayer of your voters.. Im in no doubt..— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Coward Modi.. Appeasement....no action on UCC, no action on Temples, no action on RTE.. NOTHING... I dont respect COWARDS...— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Modi blabbers nonsense like Islam has a heritage of piety, peace blah blah.. and his sycophants lick his bottom.. Morons.. GET REAL...— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Moron @mediajanitors My life is not dependent on some stupid Modi Shodi... I care about Hindus and my country... Stop licking his ass..— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Typical Modi assholes.. I hold them in contempt.. Idiots who cannot think... LOL! https://t.co/ZsTuKdTdMe— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Enough is Enough.. @NarendraModi is the greatest traitor.. of Hindus and of India in general... Go fly your kite elsewhere...— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Dont make any appeals to me about Hindus @TweeplerDesi Call a spade a spade first of all.. Coward Hindus like you are the cause of the bane— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015Im seriously apalled at the number of Modi-Asslickers who are covering up for his cowardice & incompetence.. it wont pass anymore..— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015its not even funny.. some stupid Modi asslickers.. keep whining all day.. instead of using their brains to think... Same as Sonia Asslickers— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015"Private victories are more imp than public victories"... Victories at home counts more for me than Kazakhistan.. Modi slaves better learn..— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015And I have a dire warning for Modi asslickers... Stop promoting him as Lord Vishnu.. You are bigger fools than Modi is... #Gutless— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015SC has said Aadhar is useless. Yet these idiots>> @narendramodi@arunjaitley harass us by wanting to link everything to Aadhar.. STUPID!— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 19, 2015