Twitterati Tear Into Chetan Bhagat For Gaza Tweets

Chetan Bhagat has done it again. His ill-considered tweets on the situation in Gaza have stirred up a controversy. The best selling novelist has often managed to enrage the Twitterati, including the furore he caused by comparing the fall of the rupee with rape.

But this time he decided  to share his valuable opinion on West Asia:

What is happening to Gaza isn't fair but sadly that is the only way sometimes terrorist organizations and their supporters learn to behave.

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 16, 2014

However, he clarified that people should not read this tweet alone and went on to post two more tweets but without following the classic Twitter etiquette of pre-fixing or ending tweets with 'continued' or '1 of 3'.

I do think Israel has made its point though. Wish it would stop now and bring peace talks on the table again.

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 16, 2014

Isn't it interesting though how so many rich Islamic countries in the region don't say a word or intervene when Gaza is attacked.

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 16, 2014

Once the bashing started, Mr. Bhagat explained himself a little more:

11,000 rockets have been fired on Israel in last decade ~ 3/day. Israeli (yes civilians) have to hide in 60 seconds. http://t.co/GyOFGWvE5j

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 17, 2014

It is Hamas' strategy to keep provoking Israel, get retaliation, play victim, win local politics and world support. Guess it works everytime

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 17, 2014

However, before you play virtuous, do imagine rockets tossed everyday on India for 10 years and what would you want your govt to do.

— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 17, 2014

And this is what people had to say:

Chetan Bhagat is the greatest example of what you will become if you read only Chetan Bhagat.

— Varun (@varungrover) July 16, 2014

. @chetan_bhagat u shd hv just kept it simple & said u r as sad for #Gaza as if a puppy had come under ur car. Wud hv been clear then..

— Suryanarayan Ganesh (@gsurya) July 16, 2014

Read good books on the conflict, and not like the ones your write, before you give your judgement #ChetanBhagatSupportsEvilIsrael

— Shivani Gupta (@shivi90) July 17, 2014

Dear @chetan_bhagat, it's OK to shut up if you don't know about a topic. You don't HAVE to have an opinion on everything. Sincerely...

— Prachi (@DelishDirection) July 17, 2014

"2 States" by Chetan Bhagat is not about Israel & Palestine. But that does not stop him from commenting on West Asia.You see, he went to IIT

— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) July 17, 2014

Dear Israeli supporters, You are in the same team as Sanghis, Tejinder Bagga, Chetan Bhagat etc. Must be feeling good.

— Hypocrisy Watch (@bigotry_watch) July 17, 2014

In case Gaurav Kapur talking about football wasn't bad enough, we now have Chetan Bhagat talking about the Arab-Israeli conflict. #facepalm

— Nigel Britto (@NigelBritto) July 17, 2014

Can Chetan Bhagat to a Vaidik and just go to Gaza and do hriday parivartan meetings please.

— Karuna John (@karunajohn) July 17, 2014

So chetan bhagat wants development when it comes to India-pak issue and wants Israel to teach lesson when it comes to Israel-Palestine issue

— Reporter Arnab Modi (@justicearnab) July 16, 2014