New Delhi: Actor Anupam Kher came out to defend Arnab Goswami as senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai called out Arnab Goswami on a lie. But Kher gets brutally trolled for supporting Arnab on Twitter.
According to a report by India Today, the incident Arnab narrated had really happened, except not with him.
Rajdeep Sardesai had described the entire episode in his book 2014: The Election that Changed India. When the viral video of Arnab came to his notice, Rajdeep Sardesai decided to take it on Twitter and reveal the truth with some good background and with details.
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Wow! My friend Arnab claims his car attacked next to CM Res in Guj riots! Truth:he wasn't covering Ahmedabad riots!! https://t.co/xOe7zY8rCp
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 19, 2017
However, Twitter was brutal as always when some said Arnab Goswami cannot lie, some said “he does that on a daily basis.” Twitterati even trended #ArnabDidItand re-imagined events in history as it would have happened if Arnab claimed to be responsible for it. For instance…
https://twitter.com/NavenduSingh_/status/910476140644462593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Findiatoday.intoday.in%2Fstory%2Frajdeep-sardesai-arnab-goswami-gujarat-riots-anupam-kher%2F1%2F1052785.html
https://twitter.com/Punofgod/status/910485684497956864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Findiatoday.intoday.in%2Fstory%2Frajdeep-sardesai-arnab-goswami-gujarat-riots-anupam-kher%2F1%2F1052785.html
Yesterday morning, in a tweet, Rajdeep Sardesai asked if Arnab Goswami would resign and quit journalism if his story turned out to be false.
I now ask a simple direct question: nation wants to know if Arnab will resign and quit journalism if his story turns out to be false?
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 20, 2017
Quoting this tweet, Anupam Kher tried to mediate and asked, “Nation also wants to know how many times have you resigned and quit journalism when your innumerable stories have turned out to be false?”
Nation also wants to know how many times have you resigned and quit journalism when your innumerable stories have turned out to be false? https://t.co/AQg3M8R5XR
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) September 20, 2017
Sardesai, replied saying, “Well said sir. Not holier than thou at all. But some of us apologise when we make mistakes, some brazen it out, that’s all.”
well said sir. Not holier than thou at all. But some of us apologise when we make mistakes, some brazen it out, that's all.
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 20, 2017
But brave Anupam Kher went on to give voluntary advice to Sardesai. He said, “I am sure Arnab can fight his own battle. Par aap logo ne itne saal saath kaam kiya hai. Toote hue rishto ki bhi ek maryada hoti hai.” (You have worked together for so long. There should be dignity even in broken friendships)
I am sure Arnab can fight his own battle. Per Aap logoṅ ne itne saal saath kaam kiya hai. Ṭooṭe hue rishtoṅ ki bhi ek maryada hoti hai. https://t.co/0KJIeqQAjW
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) September 20, 2017
Twitter users, however, were not pleased with Anupam Kher stepping up to defend Arnab Goswami and responded in this way.
Jab Aamir Khan ke khilaaf intolerance march kiya tha, tab kya Maryada tel lene gaya tha? https://t.co/DoRAZtXnNZ
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) September 21, 2017
Still Defending Arnab?
What A shame Mr anupam kher https://t.co/Pok6PLjr3C— Bhupender Chaudhary بھوپیندر چودھری (@bhupenderc19) September 21, 2017
Anupam Kher's reaction when he got to know Arnab spoke against their current boss and about 2002 incident. pic.twitter.com/hRpzBGrzQX
— Fazlur (@eightpackofabs) September 21, 2017
You are a coward Mr Anupam Kher because u hide behind ppl like Arnab n don't have the guts to speak ur mind…..
— Umed Shaikh (@shaikh_umed) September 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/sratsingh/status/910707235579355138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Findiatoday.intoday.in%2Fstory%2Frajdeep-sardesai-arnab-goswami-gujarat-riots-anupam-kher%2F1%2F1052785.html
U r takin sides kher sab.B on truths side.Counter questns don't absolve arnab f his lie.U asked rajdeep,now ask arnab 2 on a public plat4m.
— abhinav srivastava (@mynameisabhinav) September 21, 2017
A video of Arnab Goswami had gone viral, where he described how his car was stopped during Gujarat riots.
Watch the video here: