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Derek O'Brien's insensitive statements on Bengal violence infuriates Twitter users

Derek O'Brien's insensitive statements on Bengal violence infuriates Twitter users

May 14, 2018
06:59 pm

What's the story

Many Twitter users slammed senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brein for his insensitive comments on violence that prevailed across West Bengal during panchayat elections today. The TMC lawmaker, in his tweet, implied deaths during CPI (M) rule were more than now, inviting Twitter users' ire. Reportedly, six were killed, and over 20 injured, in clashes reported across the state.

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Do the math: What Derek O'Brein tweeted

Who said what

Twitter users ask Derek O'Brein to stick to quiz contests

Twitter users schooled him on compassion. A user by the handle @delhi_lawyer wrote, "Every life matters, Mr bournvita." Another user Kanchan Srivastava wrote, "These 40 lives do matter, Sir. Didn't expect an "expert" like you to normalise the murders." "Kids, let's get one thing straight - under NO circumstances "but we killed less people" can be used to justify ANYTHING," wrote Karnika Kohli.

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It's a fall from grace for Derek O'Brein

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Bengal elections turn bloody. Will they be cancelled?

In Sonadangi, a ballot box was retrieved by locals from a pond, while in Murshidabad, ballot papers were thrown in a water-body by warring TMC and BJP leaders. Violence was reported from different areas, and TMC workers were accused of terrorizing voters by CPI (M) and BJP. Considering, how voting was made a mockery of, shouldn't Election Commission cancel it?