Howrah | A BJP worker named Priyanka Sharma was arrested on Saturday for uploading a TMC chief meme on social media.
The meme is a 2019 Met Gala photograph of actress Priyanka Chopra. Mamata Banerjee’s face has been superimposed on the actress’ face.
Sharma is a Bharatiya Janata Youth Morcha(BJYM) worker and her Facebook profile describes her as “Howrah district club cell convenor at Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha-BJYM”.
Banerjee, who is never known for comic and satire in politics, has been criticised on social media.
Users have taken to Twitter to support Sharma, and #ISupportPriyankaSharma is trending.
Poonam Mahajan, BJYM National President and Mumbai North Central MP, has come to her defence by writing, “Forget humor, any sort of expression is dead in Mamata’s Bengal. Priyanka Sharma, our district executive member, @bjym4howrah was arrested for posting a Met Gala-themed meme on Mamata Banerjee ji. #ISupportPriyankaSharma and Mamata Didi must release her immediately.
Forget humor, any sort of expression is dead in @MamataOfficial‘s Bengal. Priyanka Sharma, our district executive member, @bjym4howrah was arrested for posting a Met Gala-themed meme on Mamata Banerjee ji.#ISupportPriyankaSharma and Mamata Didi must release her immediately.
— Chowkidar Poonam Mahajan (@poonam_mahajan) May 11, 2019
A user called Milind Khandekar wrote, “Intolerance much? BJP youth leader Priyanka Sharma arrested for posting Met Gala-themed meme on Mamata Banerjee How can someone be jailed for making a meme? Priyanka should be released immediately”.
Intolerance much? BJP youth leader Priyanka Sharma arrested for posting Met Gala-themed meme on Mamata Banerjee
How can someone be jailed for making a meme? Priyanka should be released immediately. https://t.co/Ju6iPeyPgU
— Milind Khandekar (@milindkhandekar) May 11, 2019
Some users called her as “Hitler Didi”.
They are urging other users to come forward and support Sharma and stand for her immediate release.
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