Remember when renowned novelist and columnist Shobhaa De questioned the commitments of Indian Olympians at Rio saying they just go their to take selfies and how it’s such a waste of money and opportunity? At that time India were still medal-less and De took to Twitter to vent her frustration and took a jibe at the athletes.
Goal of Team India at the Olympics: Rio jao. Selfies lo. Khaali haat wapas aao. What a waste of money and opportunity.
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 8, 2016
Well, looks like her words are going to haunt her for long because no one has forgotten them. India finally won a medal thanks to wrestler Sakshi Malik who won a bronze. The very next day,PV Sindhu ensured India of another medal by qualifying in the final of women’s badminton. Shobhaa De then again took to Twitter to wish the shuttler. However, the fans who still remember that humiliating tweet trolled her brutally.
Here are the tweets by Shobhaa De:
Go for gold, girl!!!
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 18, 2016
Silver minted by Sindhu. Chandi ke baad Sona!!!
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 18, 2016
PV SINDHU Silver Princess ?
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 18, 2016
Keep watching! A silver lining to our India cloud coming up soon in Rio!!!
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) August 18, 2016
Here is how the Twitterati trolled her:
https://twitter.com/vinodm_85/status/766303554382422017
https://twitter.com/silkeesbhatt/status/766306521839874050
https://twitter.com/Papaji__/status/766328203468083200
You should really eat your crow seasoned with salt, pepper and a few shots of Old Monk. Might taste better.
— Shefali Vaidya. ?? (@ShefVaidya) August 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/KunalHasArrived/status/766319983966162944
https://twitter.com/assistant_ozil/status/766302132785991680
https://twitter.com/Ghair_Kanooni/status/766305596467515392
https://twitter.com/followaanchal/status/766301367577169920
really?? You have no moral right to celebrate madam.
— Anand Choubey (@WatchOut_Anand) August 18, 2016
Even Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan could not stop himself from taking a dig:
T 2352 – #PVSindhu …aapne 'bolne walon' ki bolti bund kar di .. karm bolta hai aur wo kabhi kabhi 'kalam' ko bhi hara deta hai ! BADHAI !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016
T 2352 – #PVSindhu .. aap "khaali haath" nahein, medal leke wapas aa rahein hain .. aur hum aapke saath 'selfie' nikalne chahate hain !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 18, 2016