Kanye West is finally hitting back at Twitter's new boss, Elon Musk. After getting blocked from the microblogging site again, Kanye made his comeback on Instagram. The rapper's profile was locked after he violated rules of the photo-sharing app.

Musk and Ye: The new frenemies? American rapper takes a dig at Twitter CEO

<p>Real Madrid's star midfielder Toni Kroos spoke against players' preparing 'rehearsed dances or choreography' to celebrate goals and pinpointed Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-to-sign-for-manchester-united-portuguese-star-gets-offer-from-red-devils-342721" hreflang="en">Cristiano Ronaldo to sign for Manchester United? Portuguese star gets offer from Red Devils</a></p>

<p>The Gabonese forward is known for his iconic celebrations after scoring goals. Aubameyang Batman, Spider-Man, Black Panther, and others, in recent times. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The German said: "If there are rehearsed dances or choreography, I find it very silly. Even worse is if there are any objects hidden in their socks. [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang once celebrated and took out a mask. That’s where it ends with me. I don’t think that’s a good role model, either. What nonsense."</p>

<p>"What I always found sweet was Gerd Muller. He just jumped up, pulled up his pants. That was real joy, nothing big," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Arsenal striker took to Twitter and said: "Hmm I want to answer but first @ToniKroos I just want to be sure it was really you."</p>

<p>"By the way, does this @ToniKroos have Kids? Just to remember i did it for my son few Times and i will do it again. I wish you have Kids one day and make them happy like this Junior School pupils Talk and don’t Forget #maskon #staysafe," he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>To continue with it, Kroos said: "THIS Toni Kroos has 3 Kids".&nbsp;</p>

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Real Madrid's star midfielder Toni Kroos spoke against players' preparing 'rehearsed dances or choreography' to celebrate goals and pinpointed Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Real Madrid's star midfielder Toni Kroos spoke against players' preparing 'rehearsed dances or choreography' to celebrate goals and pinpointed Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Also read: Cristiano Ronaldo to sign for Manchester United? Portuguese star gets offer from Red Devils The Gabonese forward is known for his iconic celebrations after scoring goals. Aubameyang Batman, Spider-Man, Black Panther, and others, in recent times. The German said: "If there are rehearsed dances or choreography, I find it very silly. Even worse is if there are any objects hidden in their socks. [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang once celebrated and took out a mask. That’s where it ends with me. I don’t think that’s a good role model, either. What nonsense." "What I always found sweet was Gerd Muller. He just jumped up, pulled up his pants. That was real joy, nothing big," he added. Arsenal striker took to Twitter and said: "Hmm I want to answer but first @ToniKroos I just want to be sure it was really you." "By the way, does this @ToniKroos have Kids? Just to remember i did it for my son few Times and i will do it again. I wish you have Kids one day and make them happy like this Junior School pupils Talk and don’t Forget #maskon #staysafe," he added. By the way Does this @ToniKroos have Kids? Just to remember i did it for my son few Times and i will do it again I wish you have Kids one day and make them happy like this Junior School pupils Talk 🙏🏽👊🏽 and don’t Forget #maskon #staysafe 🤡bis https://t.co/J4ZF1XGlsU — Aubameyang P-E (@Aubameyang7) November 12, 2020 × To continue with it, Kroos said: "THIS Toni Kroos has 3 Kids". THIS Toni Kroos has 3 Kids😘 https://t.co/7OTx9KS0pj — Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) November 12, 2020 × To which Arsenal skipper replied: Send @ToniKroos congratulations for his 3 Kids cordially your Batman and Robin https://t.co/JUOYPhuC0X — Aubameyang P-E (@Aubameyang7) November 12, 2020 × This banter attracted a lot of reactions from the netizens.

'What nonsense': Real Madrid's Kroos attacks Aubameyang, Arsenal skipper replies

<p>India's new citizenship law has divided public opinion in the country. Students across India are up in arms against the law. Even as the government refuses to budge.</p>

<p>Microsoft's Indian-born chief executive officer Satya Nadella has also expressed his views on the law.</p>

<p>During a Microsoft event in Manhattan, Nadella said he was saddened by the new law.</p>

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<p>He said that "I think what is happening is sad, primarily as someone who grew up there. I think it's just bad. If anything, I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or becomes the CEO of Infosys. That should be the aspiration."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nadella is one of the first big corporate voices to speak up against India's new citizenship law.</p>

<p>Opponents of the law have slammed it for excluding Muslims from obtaining citizenship on the grounds of religious persecution.</p>

<p>Nadella was quick to point out that he was not against any country protecting its borders or regulating immigration.</p>

<p>But he said that the manner in which immigrants and minorities are treated is what matters.</p>

<p>Since his comments became public, both Nadella and Microsoft have been trending on Indian twitter.</p>

<p>Several users on twitter criticised him for his comment.</p>

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<p>Prominent Indian historian Ramachandra Guha lauded Nadella for taking a stance against caa. And asked Indian corporate bigwigs to do the same.</p>

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<p>But a few hours later, Microsoft issued a statement from its CEO.</p>

<p>"Every country will and should define its borders, protect national security and set immigration policy accordingly. And in democracies, that is something that the people and their governments will debate and define within those bounds. I’m shaped by my Indian heritage, growing up in a multicultural India and my immigrant experience in the United States. My hope is for an India where an immigrant can aspire to found a prosperous start-up or lead a multinational corporation benefitting Indian society and the economy at large," the statement said.</p>


India's new citizenship law has divided public opinion in the country. Students across India are up in arms against the law. Even as the government refuses to budge.

India's new citizenship law has divided public opinion in the country. Students across India are up in arms against the law. Even as the government refuses to budge. Microsoft's Indian-born chief executive officer Satya Nadella has also expressed his views on the law. During a Microsoft event in Manhattan, Nadella said he was saddened by the new law. He said that "I think what is happening is sad, primarily as someone who grew up there. I think it's just bad. If anything, I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or becomes the CEO of Infosys. That should be the aspiration." Nadella is one of the first big corporate voices to speak up against India's new citizenship law. Opponents of the law have slammed it for excluding Muslims from obtaining citizenship on the grounds of religious persecution. Nadella was quick to point out that he was not against any country protecting its borders or regulating immigration. But he said that the manner in which immigrants and minorities are treated is what matters. Since his comments became public, both Nadella and Microsoft have been trending on Indian twitter. Several users on twitter criticised him for his comment. What ‘new citizenship act’, could you elaborate @satyanadella? And who has stopped Bangladeshis from applying for immigration through proper channels? #CAA is about making it easy for persecuted Indic minorities to get citizenship. A simple google search could have told you that. https://t.co/P9kLYP47Vi — Shefali Vaidya (@ShefVaidya) January 13, 2020 × Prominent Indian historian Ramachandra Guha lauded Nadella for taking a stance against caa. And asked Indian corporate bigwigs to do the same. But a few hours later, Microsoft issued a statement from its CEO. "Every country will and should define its borders, protect national security and set immigration policy accordingly. And in democracies, that is something that the people and their governments will debate and define within those bounds. I’m shaped by my Indian heritage, growing up in a multicultural India and my immigrant experience in the United States. My hope is for an India where an immigrant can aspire to found a prosperous start-up or lead a multinational corporation benefitting Indian society and the economy at large," the statement said.

Twitter war erupts after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls Citizenship Amendment Act 'sad'

<p>The President of United States Donald Trump and Comedian Alec Baldwin on Friday engaged in a Twitter war after the former mocked the comedian for impersonating him on the show &#39;Saturday Night Live&#39;.</p>

<p>Trump took to his Twitter account to call Alec a mediocre comedian and said that Baldwin&#39;s career was saved by impersonating him.</p>

<p>&quot;Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch,&quot; Trump said on Twitter, at first misspelling Baldwin&#39;s name as &quot;Alex&quot; earlier.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!</p>
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<p>Baldwin, who made his debut on SNL as Trump during the 2016 campaign, quickly responded.</p>

<p>&quot;Agony though it may be, I&#39;d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we&#39;ve all been waiting for,&quot; the actor tweeted.</p>

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&mdash; ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/969552646498643968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>This was in response to Baldwin&rsquo;s first salvo in this exchange, in an interview published Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter. Asked how much longer he could continue playing the president,&nbsp;Baldwin answered: &ldquo;Every time I do it now, it&rsquo;s like agony. Agony. I can&rsquo;t.&rdquo;</p>

<p>Next, he wrote, &quot;Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library. A putting green. Recipes for chocolate cake. A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on. A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars. You&#39;re in and out in five minutes. Just like...&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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Recipes for chocolate cake.<br />
A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on.<br />
A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars.<br />
You&rsquo;re in and out in five minutes.<br />
Just like...</p>
&mdash; ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABFalecbaldwin/status/969563908037062657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Finally, Baldwin told Trump, &ldquo;please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets. (Hey Melania&hellip;we&rsquo;ve got Charles Barkley this Saturday!)&rdquo;</p>

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<p>Over the years, Trump has had a love-hate relationship with &ldquo;Saturday Night Live,&rdquo; where he has also been portrayed by cast members like Darrell Hammond and Taran Killam, and where he has appeared as a guest host.</p>


Trump took to his Twitter account to call Alec a mediocre comedian and said that the latter's career was saved by impersonating the President

The President of United States Donald Trump and Comedian Alec Baldwin on Friday engaged in a Twitter war after the former mocked the comedian for impersonating him on the show 'Saturday Night Live'. Trump took to his Twitter account to call Alec a mediocre comedian and said that Baldwin's career was saved by impersonating him. "Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch," Trump said on Twitter, at first misspelling Baldwin's name as "Alex" earlier. Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018 × Baldwin, who made his debut on SNL as Trump during the 2016 campaign, quickly responded. "Agony though it may be, I'd like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we've all been waiting for," the actor tweeted. Agony though it may be, I’d like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we’ve all been waiting for. — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018 × This was in response to Baldwin’s first salvo in this exchange, in an interview published Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter. Asked how much longer he could continue playing the president, Baldwin answered: “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony. Agony. I can’t.” Next, he wrote, "Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library. A putting green. Recipes for chocolate cake. A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on. A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars. You're in and out in five minutes. Just like..." Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library. A putting green. Recipes for chocolate cake. A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on. A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars. You’re in and out in five minutes. Just like... — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018 × Finally, Baldwin told Trump, “please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets. (Hey Melania…we’ve got Charles Barkley this Saturday!)” And Mr President... please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets. (Hey, Melania...we’ve got Charles Barkley this Saturday!) — ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 2, 2018 × Over the years, Trump has had a love-hate relationship with “Saturday Night Live,” where he has also been portrayed by cast members like Darrell Hammond and Taran Killam, and where he has appeared as a guest host.

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<p>Paresh Rawal&rsquo;s controversial tweet saying, &ldquo;Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy&rdquo; raises important questions about the role of social media in public life. The sequence of events leading to the tweet throws lights on the extent to which the fake news ecosystem intersects with mainstream media and influential public figures. Expressions of moral outrage at Rawal&rsquo;s presumed ignorance (or innocence, as some would insist) is easy. What is more difficult, and necessary, is taking stock of our immersion in what a prominent academic called the &ldquo;networks of outrage&rdquo; and the larger contexts in which such networks thrive.<br />
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Paresh Rawal has a modest but respectable 262,000 followers on Twitter where the unit for measuring those seriously famous is a million followers (or even a dozen million: Indian Prime Minister has over 30 million followers and Amitabh Bachchan 26.9 million). Rawal&rsquo;s tweets typically include a combination of gracious acceptance of his fans&rsquo; greetings, links highlighting the Prime Minister&rsquo;s latest achievements, praise to nationalist icons dear to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the odd blessing to younger admirers, or their children. These are routinely interspersed with his comments (or responses to followers&rsquo; tweets) attacking Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and other political opponents of the BJP. He also participates in Twitter exchanges in which assorted enemies of the state, including the news media company NDTV and individual Indian nationals, are named and shamed for their presumed loyalty to Pakistan.<br />
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<p>It is the last category of exchanges to which Rawal&rsquo;s tweet on Arundhati Roy belongs. As is well-known by now, the tweet was triggered by a fake news report claiming that the writer-activist had given an interview valorising Kashmiri separatists. The false report in question had several news websites repeating the claim without verification and television anchors going one step further by expressing outrage at Roy&rsquo;s anti-nationalism. The nation wanted to know why her passport wasn&rsquo;t revoked, and so on.<br />
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This entire flash media storm is regrettable on many counts. For starters, no one spreading the reports of Roy&rsquo;s interview, or reacting with outrage to it, bothered to verify the news. The story has now been traced to a report in the Times of Islamabad, and other media outlets in Pakistan who in turn had not verified their sources. These stories were picked up, among others, by a dubious Indian news website Post Card but also the television channel Republic TV. Paresh Rawal&rsquo;s most likely source was a link to the report in Post Card shared on a Facebook page titled The Nationalist. Rawal can derive some comfort from the fact that no one is accusing him of making up the story.<br />
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No doubt, Rawal&rsquo;s online conduct was hasty and in poor taste. But that is the least of the problems. His tweet on tying Roy to an army jeep as a human shield has the potential to cause the government some embarrassment in international forums. After all, he represents the BJP in parliament. Further, as some commentators have noted, the incident he was referring to is under investigation by the army.<br />
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Perhaps sensing trouble, BJP sought to distance itself from the tweet with Smriti Irani saying that the party does not support violent messages by anyone. On the face of it, it would appear that the party had indirectly reprimanded Paresh Rawal for his faux paus. In fact, Rawal was silent for a few days after his Tweet and was also reported to have deleted it. This was about as close as we could have got to a happy ending to this saga.<br />
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<p>However, this is the season of sequels. Paresh Rawal proved to be anything but repentant. He resurfaced in the media with a letter to his supporters stating that he was &ldquo;coerced&rdquo; by Twitter to delete his tweet. Curiously, for someone who overreacted to a fake news report, Paresh Rawal&nbsp;does not seem embarrassed at all. How do we understand his response and also that of his supporters&mdash;including a few film personalities&mdash;who insist that he is the offended party here?<br />
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For starters, we should not be surprised. Rawal is only following the example set by no less a politician than the President of the most powerful nation on earth. President Donald Trump has been uncivil, offensive and belligerent on social media before and after his election. That&rsquo;s not all. He is known to rely on dubious sources known for creating fake news for his &ldquo;information.&rdquo; After his election, investigative reporters revealed that several of his offensive and racist tweets during the presidential campaign were made with a view to pandering to the preferences and prejudices of certain constituencies. Trump&rsquo;s tweets were aimed at giving those constituencies what they wanted to hear and he couldn&rsquo;t care less for the views of those who were not going to vote for him anyway.<br />
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Back home, what we are witnessing is the increasingly cosy relationship between media producers who specialise in news that people want to hear (regardless of its truth content), mainstream media houses which whip up controversies and public figures who willingly suspend disbelief when pet themes and enemies are involved. And Arundhati Roy is an old frenemy of the BJP&rsquo;s supporters. She is a convenient peg to hang anything that enemies of the party are likely to say. The issue is one of plausibility (could she have said something like that?), not whether or not she actually said it. It is against this backdrop that the Paresh Rawal drama played out.<br />
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Although some people might be under the impression that the actor has made a fool of himself, there is no denying that this is a big moment for him. It is unlikely that he&rsquo;s ever been as famous as he is now. At the time of writing this piece (late morning of 25th May), Paresh Rawal was the most trending topic on Facebook. Between 24th and 25th May, he acquired 3000 new followers on Twitter. Now, why on earth would he regret being where he is?</p>


Paresh Rawal's insensitive tweet on Arundhati Roy indicates how careless mainstream media has become with fake news.

Paresh Rawal’s controversial tweet saying, “Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy” raises important questions about the role of social media in public life. The sequence of events leading to the tweet throws lights on the extent to which the fake news ecosystem intersects with mainstream media and influential public figures. Expressions of moral outrage at Rawal’s presumed ignorance (or innocence, as some would insist) is easy. What is more difficult, and necessary, is taking stock of our immersion in what a prominent academic called the “networks of outrage” and the larger contexts in which such networks thrive. Paresh Rawal has a modest but respectable 262,000 followers on Twitter where the unit for measuring those seriously famous is a million followers (or even a dozen million: Indian Prime Minister has over 30 million followers and Amitabh Bachchan 26.9 million). Rawal’s tweets typically include a combination of gracious acceptance of his fans’ greetings, links highlighting the Prime Minister’s latest achievements, praise to nationalist icons dear to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the odd blessing to younger admirers, or their children. These are routinely interspersed with his comments (or responses to followers’ tweets) attacking Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and other political opponents of the BJP. He also participates in Twitter exchanges in which assorted enemies of the state, including the news media company NDTV and individual Indian nationals, are named and shamed for their presumed loyalty to Pakistan. No one spreading the reports of Roy’s interview, or reacting with outrage to it, bothered to verify the news × It is the last category of exchanges to which Rawal’s tweet on Arundhati Roy belongs. As is well-known by now, the tweet was triggered by a fake news report claiming that the writer-activist had given an interview valorising Kashmiri separatists. The false report in question had several news websites repeating the claim without verification and television anchors going one step further by expressing outrage at Roy’s anti-nationalism. The nation wanted to know why her passport wasn’t revoked, and so on. This entire flash media storm is regrettable on many counts. For starters, no one spreading the reports of Roy’s interview, or reacting with outrage to it, bothered to verify the news. The story has now been traced to a report in the Times of Islamabad, and other media outlets in Pakistan who in turn had not verified their sources. These stories were picked up, among others, by a dubious Indian news website Post Card but also the television channel Republic TV. Paresh Rawal’s most likely source was a link to the report in Post Card shared on a Facebook page titled The Nationalist. Rawal can derive some comfort from the fact that no one is accusing him of making up the story. No doubt, Rawal’s online conduct was hasty and in poor taste. But that is the least of the problems. His tweet on tying Roy to an army jeep as a human shield has the potential to cause the government some embarrassment in international forums. After all, he represents the BJP in parliament. Further, as some commentators have noted, the incident he was referring to is under investigation by the army. Perhaps sensing trouble, BJP sought to distance itself from the tweet with Smriti Irani saying that the party does not support violent messages by anyone. On the face of it, it would appear that the party had indirectly reprimanded Paresh Rawal for his faux paus. In fact, Rawal was silent for a few days after his Tweet and was also reported to have deleted it. This was about as close as we could have got to a happy ending to this saga. For someone who overreacted to a fake news report, Paresh Rawal does not seem embarrassed at all × However, this is the season of sequels. Paresh Rawal proved to be anything but repentant. He resurfaced in the media with a letter to his supporters stating that he was “coerced” by Twitter to delete his tweet. Curiously, for someone who overreacted to a fake news report, Paresh Rawal does not seem embarrassed at all. How do we understand his response and also that of his supporters—including a few film personalities—who insist that he is the offended party here? For starters, we should not be surprised. Rawal is only following the example set by no less a politician than the President of the most powerful nation on earth. President Donald Trump has been uncivil, offensive and belligerent on social media before and after his election. That’s not all. He is known to rely on dubious sources known for creating fake news for his “information.” After his election, investigative reporters revealed that several of his offensive and racist tweets during the presidential campaign were made with a view to pandering to the preferences and prejudices of certain constituencies. Trump’s tweets were aimed at giving those constituencies what they wanted to hear and he couldn’t care less for the views of those who were not going to vote for him anyway. Back home, what we are witnessing is the increasingly cosy relationship between media producers who specialise in news that people want to hear (regardless of its truth content), mainstream media houses which whip up controversies and public figures who willingly suspend disbelief when pet themes and enemies are involved. And Arundhati Roy is an old frenemy of the BJP’s supporters. She is a convenient peg to hang anything that enemies of the party are likely to say. The issue is one of plausibility (could she have said something like that?), not whether or not she actually said it. It is against this backdrop that the Paresh Rawal drama played out. Although some people might be under the impression that the actor has made a fool of himself, there is no denying that this is a big moment for him. It is unlikely that he’s ever been as famous as he is now. At the time of writing this piece (late morning of 25th May), Paresh Rawal was the most trending topic on Facebook. Between 24th and 25th May, he acquired 3000 new followers on Twitter. Now, why on earth would he regret being where he is?

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