09 August,2016 03:58 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
That MEA Sushma Swaraj helps many people who tweet her for help is nothing new but this time, when a citizen sought for aid, he not only got it but also a lot of backlash from Twitter
That Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj helps many people who tweet to her for help is no news but this time, when a citizen sought for aid, he not only got it but also a lot of backlash from Twitter.
It so happened that Faizan Patel, a Twitter user, on Monday tweeted his picture with a placard of his wife's photo stating how he is travelling without his wife.
Five days back, he had also posted a picture about him travelling to Italy without his wife.
To which Swaraj replied
Overwhelmed, he thanked the minister.
Sweet.
But there is a twist in the tale. The unforgiving Twitterati dug out old tweets of Patel and slammed him for his harsh words used for the minister and others. Here are some of them.
After getting backlash, Patel still had something to say to his detractors