Rahul Gandhi's twitter account hacked, obscenities posted

Twitter handle name changed to 'Retard Gandhi'

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Some of the tweets posted. Offensive words have been removed
BS Web Team New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 30 2016 | 9:46 PM IST
In a shocking development, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s twitter handle was hacked on Wednesday and a series of mischievous tweets showed up on the official account. As many as eight tweets appeared within a span of ten minutes but they were deleted shortly.
 
The first tweet read, "Coming up next is a full Congress exposure of all the malpractices. This is the end of the corrupt era! We are legion."

The tweet at the time of going to press had 115 replies, 283 retweets and 190 likes. It was later deleted.

Confirming the development, Congress media in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted:


From changing his handle name from Rahul Gandhi to 'Retard Gandhi', Business Standard brings you a series of hacked activities:

Some of the tweets posted. Offensive words have been removed

The hacker pinned this tweet
 


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First Published: Nov 30 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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