New Delhi: Former Pakistani cricketer, commentator and YouTuber Ramiz Raza was called out by social media users recently for using foul language when it was pointed out that an image he shared on Twitter was fake.
Raza had taken to the micro blogging site on 28 July to share an image which he claimed was a submerged area in Karachi. He had captioned it: “The Sindh government has arranged milk leaf tea for the whole of Karachi.”
سندھ حکومت نے پورے کراچی کیلئے دودھ پتی چائے کا بندوبست کیا ہے ????? pic.twitter.com/iuOG546MIr
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) July 28, 2020
However, social media users soon pointed out that the image he shared was fake.
But in response, Raza tweeted saying, “I give a flying duck whether it’s a picture of Karachi or not. It summarises, encapsulates what’s been happening in that city, how Karachi is being royally fu#%^d. And some idiots are challenging that it’s a fake picture. Brain dead idiots!! Real traitors of the city and country.”
I give a flying duck whether it’s a picture of Karachi or not. It summarises, encapsulates whats been happening in that city, how Karachi is being royally fu#%^d. And some idiots are challenging that it’s a fake picture. Brain dead idiots!! Real traitors of the city and country. pic.twitter.com/BNeoRPHBQ8
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) July 30, 2020
Reacting to Raza’s response, one user Aliya Salahuddin said, “Traitors, idiots, flying duck, royally fu#%^d… this is the language that comes out of someone who should have humbly accepted that he made a mistake. Or just been embarrassed. I realise that this is the new normal now, but it’s so not okay.”
Traitors, idiots, flying duck, royally fu#%^d… this is the language that comes out of someone who should have humbly accepted that he made a mistake. Or just been embarrassed. I realise that this is the new normal now, but it’s so not okay. https://t.co/aDsfULqMNO
— Aliya Salahuddin (@AliyaSalahuddin) July 30, 2020
“Sindh was separated from Mumbai on the basis of Muslim majority on the basis of two national ideologies,” tweeted another user.
دو قومی نظریہ کی بنیاد پرمسلمان اکثریت کی بنا پر سندھ ممبئ سے الگ ھو گیا تھا رمیز صاحب یہ" ممبئ نگریہ" کی تصویر ھے pic.twitter.com/VnH0SO22sU
— Syeda Shehla Raza (@SyedaShehlaRaza) July 29, 2020
“Dear Rameez Raja Sahib, as a sportsperson, every Pakistani’s heart is beating. It would be better if you stay away from politics. No one is forgiven here. Secondly, this picture is very old,” said Saleem Sulemani.
محترم رمیز راجہ صاحب آپ بحیثیت سپوٹر ہر پاکستانی کے دل کی دھڑکن ہے۔
بہتر ہوگا کہ آپ سیاست سے دور رہے یہاں پر کسی کو معاف نہیں کیا جاتا۔
دوسری بات یہ کہ یہ تصویر بہت پرانی ہے۔۔— Saleem sulemani (@iSaleem_khan34) July 29, 2020
Some users also said the image was from India.
“You are spreading lies like shameless people. You are spreading more hatred by calling the image of India 2019 as Karachi,” said Mohsin Abbasi.
https://twitter.com/MM_Abbaci/status/1288205637361573894?s=20
Ankhe phar ke dekho ye India hai Pakistan nhi ?????
Sidhe sadhe bande ko andha kehna andha lafz ki toheen hai ???? pic.twitter.com/AmRoEqc7fA
— Advocate Umair Ahmed Sindhi (@UmairAhmedSind1) July 29, 2020
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