Telecom War Spills Over To Twitter; ‘JioRemoveSRK’ Trends 

Mumbai: Notwithstanding his 21.2 million followers on Twitter and countless fan clubs each with an account in the micro-blogging site, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has come in the line of fire in the ongoing telecom war following the entry of Reliance Jio.

In what appeared to be a one-sided tirade against the superstar and the new entrant in the telecom services space, one set of Twitterati has been relentless in trolling him.

“#JioRemoveSRK Yes the face of Shah Rukh Khan irritates me and other Indians. Reliance Jio make an Olympian your brand ambassador,” tweeted Priya Pathak.

Some even called the ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ star an anti-nationalist.

Shah Rukh, though active on the social media platform, has so far not reacted to the trolls

A user named ‘World warrior Salman’ wrote: “We will not tolerate an anti-nationalist as a brand ambassador #JioRemoveSRK.”

In December last year, Shah Rukh, along with music maestro A.R. Rahman, was prominent by his presence when Reliance Jio offered its services free during the test drive to its 150,000 employees - an event viewed in as many as 1,100 locations across the globe.

Some posts on Twitter, though, also welcomed the Bollywood Badshah’s association with Jio. Shah Rukh, though active on the social media platform, has so far not reacted to the trolls.

IANS