Ceasefire Fallout: When Diplomacy Meets Digital Hate

As Vikram Misri's trolling mounted, a number of politicians, diplomats, and associations came out in defense of Misri.

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, India's most distinguished diplomat, has been targeted by despicable online abuse after his contribution to the announcement of a ceasefire deal with Pakistan. Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh have been updating the media on Operation Sindoor, a key response operation after the Pahalgam terror attack. But when the ceasefire deal became public, social media users started going after Misri with personal abuses. To everybody's surprise, the abuse escalated to his daughter, Didon Misri, leading the Foreign Secretary to lock his X (previously Twitter) account.

Why the Trolling Began Against Vikram Misri
On May 10, India and Pakistan mutually agreed to suspend all military activity on land, sea, and air. The move, following four intense days of drone and missile bombardments, was announced by Foreign Secretary Misri in a press conference. He said that the Directors General of Military Operations of both nations had sat down and would continue to meet. This ceasefire, regarded as a diplomatic breakthrough by most, infuriated some right-wing sections on the net who had insisted on a resounding retaliatory attack on Pakistan. Misri, being the face of the announcement, felt the brunt of their wrath.