Ramachandra Guha deletes beef tweet after threats
PTI | Dec 10, 2018, 04:48 ISTTwo days after posting a photo of himself eating beef in Goa, noted historian and author Ramachandra Guha Sunday deleted the tweet, saying “it was in poor taste”.
A known critic of the BJP, Guha said the controversial tweet was aimed at “flaying” the saffron party’s “hypocrisy” on beef, while claiming that he had received threatening calls. “I have deleted the photo of my lunch in Goa as it was in poor taste,” he tweeted. “I do wish, however, to again highlight the absolute hypocrisy of the BJP in the matter of beef,” he said, adding that humans must have the right to eat, dress and fall in love as they choose.
A known critic of the BJP, Guha said the controversial tweet was aimed at “flaying” the saffron party’s “hypocrisy” on beef, while claiming that he had received threatening calls. “I have deleted the photo of my lunch in Goa as it was in poor taste,” he tweeted. “I do wish, however, to again highlight the absolute hypocrisy of the BJP in the matter of beef,” he said, adding that humans must have the right to eat, dress and fall in love as they choose.
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