‘Are You On Twitter’: Noted journalist Megyn Kelly asks PM Modi and gets trolled on Twitter.
Former Fox News host and current NBC’s anchor Megyn Kelly gets mocked on twitter over her lack of knowledge about PM Modi’s twitter profile.
Kelly who recently launched her new show for NBC had interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia.
After this, America journalist Megyn Kelly started facing the wrath of Indian social media users, after the question she posed to PM Modi: ‘Are you on Twitter’?
A teaser video released earlier by NBC showed Kelly greeting the two world leaders at the Konstantin Palace. Modi tells her that he saw a picture she had posted on Twitter of her posing with an umbrella in St Petersburg.
“I saw your tweet…..with the umbrella” says PM Modi to which Megyn replied, “Oh…really, Are you on twitter”?
EXCLUSIVE: NBC News' @megynkelly joins Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi ahead of tomorrow's International Economic Forum in Russia. pic.twitter.com/L12ahtuTDO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2017
What followed was a massive backlash against reporter with tweets criticising her for ‘not doing her homework’ and for perpetuating the stereotype of a ‘clueless American’.
Shocking. @megynkelly of @NBCNews asks PM @narendramodi if he is on twitter. Do some homework. He is the third most followed world leader. https://t.co/Mh7uYTOmEj
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) June 2, 2017
Did Megyn Kelly just ask the PM if he's on Twitter?! https://t.co/43VkvZ9x0r
— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) June 2, 2017
Modi:"I saw your tweet..with the umbrella" @megynkelly to 3rd most followed world leader on Twitter:Are you on Twitter? 😐#CluelessAmerican https://t.co/uRa3HQl8a5
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) June 1, 2017
Sheesh. @megynkelly asks @narendramodi WHO HAS 30 MILLION FOLLOWERS if he's on Twitter. What does it take to get India on the radar screen? https://t.co/ggw3p1YzlV
— Alyssa Ayres (@AyresAlyssa) June 2, 2017
Despite the hype @megynkelly comes across as terribly unprepared asking @narendramodi if he's on @Twitter Heard of basic research? @NBCNews https://t.co/BlVnzlgBH0
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) June 2, 2017
.while 🇮🇳rages against @megynkelly she didn't even feel the need to mention 🇮🇳. clearly we think more of ourselves than others think of us pic.twitter.com/rriKxcRAsd
— Abhijit Iyer-Mitra (@Iyervval) June 2, 2017
@NBCNews Anchor doesn't know that PM Modi on Twitter ! @megynkelly time U update yourself ! He has 30 m followers ! News Anchor , really ?
— Shivaani K Talwar (@ShivaaniKTalwar) June 2, 2017
Your Followers 2 M & Our Indian Follwera 31 M so Who is Top & Famous person ?? Ok pic.twitter.com/PoMSyQ3qJO
— Jitendra Parihar (@iamJParihar) June 2, 2017