Politicians, diplomats come out in support of Misri amid online attacks
New Delhi, May 12 -- Politicians and former diplomats came out in support of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri after the veteran foreign services officer faced significant trolling on X. Misri - who has served as Foreign Secretary since 2024 - was attacked online after delivering a statement on late Saturday night on Pakistani violations of the newly agreed ceasefire deal.
In his statement, Misri outlined that Pakistan had violated the agreement just hours after it came into effect on Saturday and stated that the armed forces were responding to the violations. While Misri said that India would respond firmly in the event of further violations, he added that India did not back out of the ceasefire deal.
Following this, Misri faced criticism with several X users attacking him for not taking a harder line on Pakistani violations.
Misri's daughter Didon Misri was also criticised online for providing legal support to Rohingya refugees. However, according to her professional profile, Didon Misri works in the field of investment treaty and international commercial arbitration.
Following this social media firestorm, Misri locked his X account which has been active since before he became Foreign Secretary.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi came out strongly in support of Misri, saying, he "is a decent and an Honest Hard working Diplomat working tirelessly for our nation".
Former foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao said, "It's utterly shameful to troll Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his family over the India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement."...
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