Big Man, Bigger Heart
Earlier this week, I received the sweetest call. It was as unexpected as it was welcome. The caller introduced himself as a cop. For a minute, I shrugged and thought to myself, “Now what?” He got to the point instantly, and identified himself as the inspector from Madhya Pradesh who had lost 65kg within one year. Oh, him! My friend Daulatram Jogawat? I promptly congratulated him! That is quite a feat. For those who are not aware of the story, it was my tweet that had inadvertently led to the cop’s impressive and dramatic weight loss. A tweet which had stated precisely this: “Heavy duty bandobast in Mumbai today.” The image happened to be that of Jogawat in uniform, talking on the cell phone. It was a hazy image that had been floating on social media for a while. Nobody knew the policeman’s name. And, nobody was able to clearly read which state he belonged to. Okay. I had goofed on that one. I had mixed up his cadre. Fortunately or unfortunately, that ‘fat-shaming’ tweet of mine changed everything. I was massacred and trolled, and accused of mocking a person who was unwell. I felt terrible!
This story is from the March 25, 2018 edition of THE WEEK.
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