Love him or hate him, you can't ignore Chetan Bhagat. Countless fans credit the mega-bestselling writer with introducing them to English language fiction and countless others -- who are not exactly fans of his writing -- never miss an opportunity to troll him online.
On Monday, Bhagat tweeted a photo of his just released novel, One Indian Girl, resting on a ledge in the sunny and scenic Mykonos islands in Greece and solicited more such pretty pictures of the book set against scenic backdrops.
#OneIndianGirl in Mykonos, Greece. Send me pics of the book in a beautiful backdrop. Will RT best ones. Let's see your phone camera skills! pic.twitter.com/nGAF9QiFd0
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) October 10, 2016
One can almost hear the knives sharpening before a hapless Bhagat even hit 'send' on his tweet. Trollers expanded the meaning of "camera skills" to cover 'photoshopping skills' too, and we can only commiserate with Bhagat on the results and say, "Ouch!"
.@chetan_bhagat Take a look sir, your book in the most beautiful backdrop. Please RT. pic.twitter.com/ZiXSuFs1tm
— Rofl Gandhi Page 57 (@RoflGandhi_) October 10, 2016
@RoflGandhi_ @chetan_bhagat A book in need is book indeed! pic.twitter.com/e1ojYsZIbq
— Pankaj Mishra (@pankajmishra23) October 10, 2016
.@chetan_bhagat mere saare dost ko yeh forward kar diya ab koi book nai le raha hai bol rahe hai jo padna tha wo padh liya. #OneIndianGirl pic.twitter.com/66vyHwQkX7
— Akshay Jain (@ComedyBanda) October 10, 2016
.@chetan_bhagat No backdrop can be more beautiful for your book than this sir. pic.twitter.com/PgGNclrYGP
— Smoking Skills (@SmokingSkills_) October 10, 2016
@RoflGandhi_ That 1 Indian Girl bought and burnt it already.. @chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/6HGV5mlRJM
— - (@mehdi_nisar1) October 10, 2016
It is such a proud feeling to see #OneIndianGirl getting popular in the Tribal areas of Central Africa. Keep it up @chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/5p8oWVnqK8
— Gautam Trivedi (@Gotham3) October 10, 2016
@chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/SLxrioYbUY
— Surgical Awara (@AwaraBhanvra) October 10, 2016
.@chetan_bhagat I know my camera skills suck but still gave it a try. pic.twitter.com/PlSw16KvrC
— #DestroyTheAadhaar (@BoscoUnchained) October 10, 2016
.@chetan_bhagat Sir thank you aapki book bohat kaam ki cheez hai, bohat hi zyada tand hai aaj toh pic.twitter.com/jtcnizxrY5
— Akshay Jain (@ComedyBanda) October 10, 2016
Kejriwal's reactuon after reading this particular paragraph#OneIndianGirl @ComedyBanda @RoflGandhi_ @chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/bS1snUPAFY
— Ritika Jain (@ritikajain01) October 10, 2016
@RoflGandhi_ @chetan_bhagat
— Ritika Jain (@ritikajain01) October 10, 2016
Saw this cute girl eating bhel ,
She has no idea about #OneIndianGirl pic.twitter.com/3aLiEzPBiE
.@RoflGandhi_ #OneIndianGirl is doing her 'duty' somewhere in a corner of the country.. @RoflGandhi_ 😝😝😂😂😂 #oksorry 😛😜😜 pic.twitter.com/LGKGL33JRj
— Divya (@divya_amanna) October 10, 2016
But there is more to social media than trollers. Bhagat got many positive responses too.
@chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/sVao4HbQah
— Snigdha Dewal (@SnigdhaDewal) October 10, 2016
@chetan_bhagat I had already sent one. Here it is again. Not a backdrop.. but a great setting... For a great reading time.. pic.twitter.com/PK9NlUF43U
— Jyoti Harsh (@jyoti_harsh) October 10, 2016
@chetan_bhagat pic.twitter.com/BqC8OZxcln
— AnuCharu (@AnuCharu) October 10, 2016
@chetan_bhagat:Rainy weather and a great book. Can relate to every emotion of Radhika! Must read for all women who try to break the norms! pic.twitter.com/8djVq6QSQS
— Pranathi (@Pranathi_B) October 10, 2016
Good to see that being mercilessly trolled over the years hasn't made Bhagat lose his sense of humour.
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