Monday, June 22, 2026
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

    On 75th Birthday, Captain Wins Punjab, AAP Didn't Even Come Close, Akali-BJP Third

    On 75th Birthday, Captain Wins Punjab, AAP Didn't Even Come Close, Akali-BJP Third
    The Congress looked set to end up with 77 seats while AAP placed a poor second at 20, barely a few seats ahead of the ruling Akali-BJP combine, which stared at only 18 seats.

    On 75th Birthday, Captain Wins Punjab, AAP Didn't Even Come Close, Akali-BJP Third

    Assembly Election Results 2017: Who Did Punjab,UP Choose? Counting Of Votes In 5 States Today

    Assembly Election Results 2017: Who Did Punjab,UP Choose? Counting Of Votes In 5 States Today
    After more than a month of voting, election results are due in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am today and trends are expected to start coming in at 11 am.

    Assembly Election Results 2017: Who Did Punjab,UP Choose? Counting Of Votes In 5 States Today

    Bihar: Man Carries Wife's Body on Shoulder As Hospital Denies Van

    Bihar: Man Carries Wife's Body on Shoulder As Hospital Denies Van
    In a repeat of the sordid incidents of Kalahandi and Vaishali earlier, relatives of a woman were forced to carry her body home on their shoulders after being allegedly denied an ambulance at a government hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

    Bihar: Man Carries Wife's Body on Shoulder As Hospital Denies Van

    Assembly Elections 2017: Who's Winning Punjab, UP? Here's What Exit Polls Show

    Assembly Elections 2017: Who's Winning Punjab, UP? Here's What Exit Polls Show
    In Punjab, India Today-Axis exit poll predicted 62-71 seats for the Congress in 117-member assembly, a comfortable majority, and 42-51 to Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. 

    Assembly Elections 2017: Who's Winning Punjab, UP? Here's What Exit Polls Show

    WATCH: Muslim Girl Trolled For Singing Hindu Devotional Songs In Front Of Men

    WATCH: Muslim Girl Trolled For Singing Hindu Devotional Songs In Front Of Men
    A Muslim woman from Karnataka has been trolled for the exact reason she was praised on a reality TV show - singing a Hindu devotional song.

    WATCH: Muslim Girl Trolled For Singing Hindu Devotional Songs In Front Of Men

    Won't Accept A Traitor's Body: Father Of Terror Suspect Saifullah Shot In Lucknow

    Won't Accept A Traitor's Body: Father Of Terror Suspect Saifullah Shot In Lucknow
    The body of Saifullah, the young man shot dead in an anti-terror operation near Lucknow yesterday, was refused by his father, Sartaj, who lives in Kanpur.

    Won't Accept A Traitor's Body: Father Of Terror Suspect Saifullah Shot In Lucknow