New Delhi/Trivandrum: Seven lakh Indians follow this man on Twitter. And they're angry. I haven't seen such a weak Prime Minister in my life. How could he ask Tharoor to resign, screams one. Take back Shashi, yells another. No one in politics is more qualified, says a third. Silly me to think that public opinion matters in a democracy, sighs another.
On the ground, many feel the Congress has abandoned Tharoor, inspite of denials from senior leaders. Ramesh Chennithala, Kerala Pradhesh Congress President said: "We have always supported him. But in the IPL issue, there are many things we don't know about. So we can't comment on them."
Back in cyberspace, Tharoor's got big guns firing for him. A colossal waste of an outstanding mind with exceptional global experience, says Anand Mahindara. The man's been sacrificed for nothing, if IPL's reality isn't exposed, says Shekhar Kapur.
Even as fans run support campaigns on Twitter, dedicated websites like Tharoor.in and supporttharoor.org have crashed, under heavy traffic. In Tharoor's home state, his supporters can't hide their disappointment. Narayan, a lawyer says: "He has become a scapegoat. There is no other way to out it. He was made a scapegoat." A former employee of Tharoor, Jeevan Kumar says: "His friends and advisers should have guided him better."
Support or no support, India's most famous Twitter celeb is now out of the Cabinet. The question is, how long will Lalit Modi hang on to his post at IPL. Because after all, those who live by Twitter, will die by it.
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