Mahavir Phogat responds to Javed Akhtar’s ‘if a hardly literate player or a wrestler’ tweet

Mumbai: Veteran write-lyricist Javed Akhtar’s ‘if a hardly literate player or a wrestler’ has offended former wrestler and coach – Mahavir Phogat.

Slamming all those who were trolling Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of a martyred soldier, for her ‘Pakistan did not kill my father, war did’ placard act, Akhtar had tweeted: “If a hardly literate player or a wrestler troll a pacifist daughter of a martyr its understandable but whats wrong with some educated folks (sic).”

If a hardly literate player or a wrestler troll a pacifist daughter of a martyr its understandable but whats wrong with some educated folks — Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) 28 February 2017

Here’s how the senior Phogat responded: “अपने आप को देश के प्रति समर्पण करने वाला व्यक्ति से ज्यादा ज्ञानी अपनी मातृभूमि पर कोई नहीं होता ।

जय हिंद।@Javedakhtarjadu (sic).”

अपने आप को देश के प्रति समर्पण करने वाला व्यक्ति से ज्यादा ज्ञानी अपनी मातृभूमि पर कोई नहीं होता ।
जय हिंद।@Javedakhtarjadu https://t.co/J4D7TuhBeZ — Mahavir Phogat (@MahabirPhogat) 28 February 2017

“यहाँ उम्र बीत गयी देश को मेडल दिलाने में, और वो एक पल नहीं लगाते अनपढ़ बताने में। @Javedakhtarjadu (sic).”

यहाँ उम्र बीत गयी देश को मेडल दिलाने में,
और वो एक पल नहीं लगाते अनपढ़ बताने में।@Javedakhtarjadu https://t.co/J4D7TuhBeZ — Mahavir Phogat (@MahabirPhogat) 28 February 2017

The Phogat sisters too had something to say to Akhtar’s tweet. Here’s what they wrote:

they are better than educated kannaya type who want to break IND
Education is Not qualification of Being Right
Even Terrorist today are Engg https://t.co/Cx3VRJ9Kef — Ritu Phogat (@PhogatRitu) 28 February 2017

@Javedakhtarjadu सर देशभक्ति किताबों से नहीं आती https://t.co/6Aqjv0Es6T — geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) 28 February 2017

@Javedakhtarjadu मैंने जब स्कूल देखा भी नहीं था तबसे भारतमाता की जय बोल रही हूं। देशभक्ति किताबों से नहीं आती। https://t.co/CMs1O9EZgH — Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) 28 February 2017

Here’s what led to the heated exchange of tweets – Virender Sehwag came up with another placard act that read : “I didn’t score two triple centuries, my bat did it.” This instantly reminded one of Gurmehar’s placard post.

Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda shared a hearty laugh on reading Sehwag’s witty post. Soon, the actor and the former cricketer were slammed for being insensitive towards Kaur. Some people even went on to make remarks about the community they belong and the state they hail from.

This angered Geeta and Babita Phogat, who hail from Haryana and soon a heated argument on Twitter commenced.