Twitter on Saturday left its users in India confused after the hashtag #ReleaseIrfanPathan became a top trend on the microblogging site. Netizens were left confused thinking that former India all-rounder had been arrested. As the conversation gained momentum, it became clear thst the person arrested was not the former India cricketer.
Why Is Hashtag #ReleaseIrfanPathan Trending?
The Uttar Pradesh Police had arrested Irfan Pathan this month for allegedly instigating crowd to commit violence after Friday prayers.
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Pathan is associated with Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and even unsuccessfully contested this year’s assembly polls on its ticket from Tanda constituency.
The UP Police have accused Irfan Pathan of inciting a mob to violence against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the controversy over objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
No sooner did hashtag #ReleaseIrfanPathan become a top trend on Twitter, many users were left baffled as they mistook the AIMIM office-bearer with former India cricketer.
#ReleaseIrfanPathan
Bowler Pathan after this trend pic.twitter.com/Xf78gcRXEj— _Nadeem_Khan (@imnadee) July 23, 2022
Cricket fans after realising it’s not bowler Irfan Pathan …#ReleaseIrfanPathan pic.twitter.com/jfoZpoGunr
— Rishabh Kumar (@Light_261101) July 23, 2022
Who else clicked here thinking of the Bowler Irfan pathan??🤣
I thought what happened to him bruh😏 #ReleaseIrfanPathan pic.twitter.com/hrNcMTNnTP— Sidharth Rajput (@LegitSidharth) July 23, 2022
Aakash Chopra and Harbhajan Singh after seeing the trend #ReleaseIrfanPathan pic.twitter.com/bj3oDjOEBH
— gautam sushil 🚩 (@gautamji_satna_) July 23, 2022
People trending #ReleaseIrfanPathan
Meanwhile, cricketer Irfan Pathan: pic.twitter.com/sGW9QHF3vO
— Michael Fernandes 🇮🇳 ↙️ (@MiFe007) July 23, 2022
Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Irfan Pathan’s wife, Shadman Parveen, has issued a desperate appeal demanding his release from police custody. She said that her husband had been wrongly implicated in the case.