Hate speech hero becomes the more sought-after Gandhi on the Internet
Hate speech hero becomes the more sought-after Gandhi on the InternetEven after being pulled up for stoking communal hatred against Muslims, BJP leader Varun Gandhi is the king at least on the web.
Internet searches for his more famous cousin Rahul Gandhi have trailed far behind Varun. Earlier, Rahul was miles ahead in terms of online popularity but immediately after the speech "Varun searches" have picked
up.
According to the Google Trends indicator, netizens have given a thumbs-up to Varun and data shows that he has dominated the cyber space in the last 30 days.u00a0
The Google search index volume scale shows the average search for Varun Gandhi is 2.60 while for Rahul Gandhi it is 1. Varun was searched by most number of people between March 18 and 28.u00a0
The popularity graph of the 29-year-old leader has been rising since he delivered hate speeches at Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh on March 16.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "People are looking for Varun Gandhi on the web because the issue was sensationalised. People are curious to read about him."
According to the latest data released by Google, the other most-searched-foru00a0 politicians are L K Advani, Manmohan Singh, Mayawati, Narendra Modi, Sanjay Dutt, Shashi Tharoor and Sonia Gandhi.
What Google says...
Google trends (https://www.google.co.in/trends) is an indicator of what's on the top of people's minds. Google Trends can be used to compare the world's interest on various topics. You can enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched on Google over time. Google Trends also shows how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories and in which geographic regions people have searched for them most.
In addition, Hot Trends tells you on an hourly basis what India is searching for.
The Google search index volume scale reveals the average search for Varun Gandhi is 2.60 while for Rahul it is 1. Varun was searched by most number of people between March 18 and 28.
He delivered his hate speech on March 16.
