Vincent Xavier, who swayed the Indian flag at Capitol Hill, is a Shashi Tharoor backer.
New Delhi:
The Indian flag fluttering in a sea of banners throughout the US Capitol siege on Thursday sparked a lot debate – and a few amusement – on social media. Reactions ranged from anger and dismay to plain curiosity concerning the flag-waver.
A pointy change between Congress chief Shashi Tharoor and BJP MP Varun Gandhi drew loads of consideration.
It began off with Varun Gandhi’s Twitter put up wherein he, like many others, requested why the Tricolour was even current at Capitol Hill at that second.
Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one combat we positively need not take part in… pic.twitter.com/1dP2KtgHvf
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 7, 2021
Quoting Mr Gandhi’s tweet, the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram stated, “…there are some Indians with the same mentality as the Trumpist mob.”
Unfortunately, @varungandhi80, there are some Indians with the identical mentality as that Trumpist mob, who get pleasure from utilizing the flag as a weapon reasonably than a badge of satisfaction, & denounce all who disagree with them as anti-nationals & traitors. That flag there’s a warning to all of us. https://t.co/uJIaDlLklt
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 7, 2021
Within an hour, Mr Gandhi replied saying, “These days, it’s become too easy to deride Indians for using our flag to showcase our pride in our country. At the same time, it’s also too easy to use the flag for nefarious purposes. Unfortunately, most liberals have flagrantly ignored warnings of its misuse in anti-national protests (eg in JNU) in India as well. It is a symbol of pride for us, and we venerate it without due regard to any ‘mentality’.”
Soon, the one who had apparently waved the Indian flag at Capitol Hill posted a tweet himself and addressed it to each Mr Tharoor and Mr Gandhi. In the pinned tweet, Vincent Xavier, who had posted Facebook photographs and movies of him as a part of the mob that swarmed the US Capitol, wrote: “American patriots – Vietnamese, Indian, Korean & Iranian origins, & from so many other nations & races, who believe massive voter fraud has happened joined rally yesterday in solidarity with Trump. Peaceful protestors who were exercising our rights!”
@ShashiTharoor@varungandhi80
American patriots – Vietnamese, Indian, Korean & Iranian origins, & from so many different nations & races, who imagine large voter fraud has occurred joined rally yesterday in solidarity with Trump. Peaceful protestors who have been exercising our rights! pic.twitter.com/aeTojoVxQh— Vincent Xavier (@VincentPXavier) January 8, 2021
This morning, a brand new twist emerged as some claimed on social media that Mr Xavier, a local of Kerala, is a supporter of Shashi Tharoor and likewise had met with him not too long ago in Washington DC.
Sir, it appears this man holding ???????? flag throughout #CapitolHillChaos is understood to you????
Your phrases do not match your actions… https://t.co/VUhiLi8bSYpic.twitter.com/CsR4JpZtcd
— Ashish Singh (@AshishSinghNews) January 8, 2021
Gazab bezzati hai yaar pic.twitter.com/6Jw4yH46Om
— अंकित जैन (@indiantweeter) January 8, 2021
Mr Gandhi then used these posts and photographs to query Mr Tharoor.
Dear @ShashiTharoor, now that we all know that this lunatic was such a pricey pal of yours, one can solely hope that you just and your colleagues weren’t the silent ???? behind this mayhem. pic.twitter.com/bedkef7ZLc
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 8, 2021
Over to Mr Tharoor.