Kiren Rijiju on daughter of Kargil martyr: Who is polluting this girl’s mind?

"India never attacked anyone but a weak India was always invaded," Rijiju wrote on Twitter.

New Delhi | Updated: February 27, 2017 02:47 PM IST

3 min read

gurmehar kaur, kiren rijiju, nationalism, anti national, ramjas violence, martyt's daughter, kargil martyr, anti national activities, bjp, central government, gurmehar kaur rape, gurmehar kaur threat

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju (left) asked who is polluting this girl’s mind.

In his reply to a video by Gurmehar Kaur, the daughter of a slain Kargil war soldier, who recently started the campaign “Not Afraid of ABVP”, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said a strong army prevents war. Kaur, daughter of war Captain Mandeep Singh, last year made a a video asking India and Pakistan to amicably settle their disputes. She held a placard saying “Pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him.” Asking who is “polluting” her mind, Rijiju took to Twitter saying “India never attacked anyone but a weak India was always invaded”.

Former Indian cricket player Virender Sehwag, in a controversial tweet, also ‘mocked’ Kaur by holding a similar placard that said: “I didn’t score two triple centuries, my bat did.”

WATCH VIDEO | Ramjas College Protest: Virender Sehwag Tweets Following Kargil Martyr’s Daughter’s Anti-ABVP Post

He shared the image along with the message, “Bat me hai Dum ! #BharatJaisiJagahNahi.” The tweet by the former cricketer was shared by actor Randeep Hooda in which he appreciated Sehwag’s humour. Later Hooda posted a Tweet alleging that the girl was being used as a “political pawn”. Gurmehar was quick to respond to Hooda’s tweet and wrote “Political pawn? I can think. I don’t support violence perpetuated on students? Is that so wrong.”

After the violence in Delhi University’s North Campus, Kaur started a campaign on social media against the RSS-affiliated student body ABVP. In an interview to NDTV on Monday, Kaur said ever since she stood up for the students, she has received rape threats, with one man in particular writing a detailed description in the comments section on her Facebook profile picture on how he would rape her.

From the homepage