Monday, December 29, 2025
ADVT 
India

Mayawati Drops 'Sushri' From Her Twitter Handle After Criticism

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Feb, 2019 09:17 PM

    After she came in for a lot of flak from social media users for using ''Sushri'' in her Twitter handle, BSP Chief Mayawati Wednesday dropped the title from her user name on the micro blogging platform.

     

    When the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister made her debut on Twitter earlier this month, she used the handle @SushriMayawati.

     

    ''Sushri'' is a title used before the name of a woman to expresses respect and reverence. She was criticised by several social media users for using the title in her handle with some alleging she was eulogising herself.

     

    "My twitter account opened as @SushriMayawati but now it is @Mayawati," she posted on Wednesday.

     
     
     
     

    She joined Twitter for the "first time" on February 6 to interact with the media and masses.

     

    "This to inform you BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) national president, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and ex-MP Mayawatiji has for the first time decided to join Twitter for speedy interaction with media and masses, besides expressing her views on various issues of national and political importance through Twitter," a release posted on Mayawati''s old Twitter handle @SushriMayawati had said.

     

    She has 84.4K followers as of Wednesday evening.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Announces Rs 10 Crore Worth Help To Flood-Ravaged Kerala

    Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced Rs 10 crore worth of immediate relief for the flood-ravaged state of Kerala.

    Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Announces Rs 10 Crore Worth Help To Flood-Ravaged Kerala

    Amarinder Singh Seeks Facebook, Google Support To Fight Punjab's Drug Menace

    Amarinder Singh Seeks Facebook, Google Support To Fight Punjab's Drug Menace
    Amarinder Singh in his post said the Internet is ripe with content about finding newer ways of drug addiction. He sought platforms help in limiting the spread of those materials.

    Amarinder Singh Seeks Facebook, Google Support To Fight Punjab's Drug Menace

    Delhi Man Stabs Sister-In-Law, Her Nephew Multiple Times With Shovel, Kills Them

    Delhi Man Stabs Sister-In-Law, Her Nephew Multiple Times With Shovel, Kills Them
    A 55-year-old woman and her nephew were stabbed multiple times with a shovel allegedly by her brother-in-law at their residence in Delhi.

    Delhi Man Stabs Sister-In-Law, Her Nephew Multiple Times With Shovel, Kills Them

    Solo Women Travellers On The Rise In The Country

    Solo Women Travellers On The Rise In The Country
    With rising income levels of women professionals, there has also been a growth in the number of women travellers taking international trips.

    Solo Women Travellers On The Rise In The Country

    New Book Presents Khushwant Singh's Writings On Punjab

    Late writer Khushwant Singh identified deeply with the culture of Punjab and some of his best writings on Punjab, Punjabis and the Sikhs are brought together in a new anthology by his daughter Mala Dayal.

    New Book Presents Khushwant Singh's Writings On Punjab

    Empire State Building, Niagara Falls Lit-Up For India's Independence Day

    Empire State Building, Niagara Falls Lit-Up For India's Independence Day
    The Federation of Indian Association will organise the 38th India Day Parade that will run through several streets of Madison Avenue in the heart of Manhattan

    Empire State Building, Niagara Falls Lit-Up For India's Independence Day