Javed Akhtar’s Official X Handle Gets HACKED! Veteran Lyricist Warns Netizens About A ‘Totally Harmless’ Paris Olympics 2024 Tweet
Javed Akhtar took to his official social media handle to inform his followers that his X handle was hacked and that a now-deleted tweet about the Paris Olympics 2024 wasn’t written by him
Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar is an avid social media user. He often takes to his official social media handles to open up about his views on the ongoing matters around the world. On Monday morning, he left his fans worried when he revealed that his account had been hacked. Taking to his X handle, he shared that the “harmless” tweet about the Indian team participating in the Olympics hadn’t been written by him.
My X ID is hacked . There is a message ostensibly from my account about our Indian team for Olympics . It is totally harmless but not sent by me . We are in the process of complaining to the concern authorities in X .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) July 28, 2024
He wrote, “My X ID is hacked. There is a message ostensibly from my account about our Indian team for Olympics. It is totally harmless but not sent by me. We are in the process of complaining to the concern authorities in X.” It is to be noted that the Olympics tweet has been deleted from his timeline. Netizens were quick to rush to the comment section of his post to enquire about the same thing. While some asked him to change his password, others hoped for the issues to be resolved soon. ALSO READ: Javed Akhtar On His FAILED Marriage With Honey Irani, Reveals He Became ‘A Very Nasty Man’ Due To His Addiction To Alcohol
Akhtar recently got into a spat with a netizen over his ‘rant’ against Israel. Often being criticised by internet users for his controversial tweets and social commentary, the 79-year-old had lashed out at Israel for justifying their “round-the-clock bombing on helpless civilians of Gaza” by referring to the horrifying bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Replying to the tweet, a netizen has said, “They are not innocent civilians as it is portrayed, fact remains they are bloody terrorist sympathisers & give shalter to them.” ALSO READ: Yaha Iss Kaam K Liye Nahi Aya Hoon: Javed Akhtar Gets ANGRY At Reporter Over Question On His Viral Kanwar Yatra Tweet - WATCH VIDEO
Calling out the netizen, the veteran wrote, “I have always condemned all kind of terrorism . Mob terrorism , bomb terrorism , state terrorism . But you will choose not to understand me Avinash because you are a pathetic nobody who is trying to find an identity by becoming a bigot.”
I have always condemned all kind of terrorism . Mob terrorism , bomb terrorism , state terrorism . But you will choose not to understand me Avinash because you are a pathetic nobody who is trying to find an identity by becoming a bigot .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) November 1, 2023
Talking about the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, India’s Manu Bhaker won a bronze medal in shooting and also became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She has received praises and congratulatory messages from many Bollywood celebrities.
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