06 January,2017 06:06 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A leading daily's headline 'Dangal dam useless' to report Babita Kumari Phogat's loss in a wrestling match sparked outrage on Twitter with the newspaper facing criticism for being 'disrespectful'
Newspaper thrashed for 'shaming' Babita Phogat's 46-sec loss in 'Asli Dangal'
Babita Phogat
The Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- have become the centre of public attention following the release of the blockbuster 'Dangal', which is based on their life.
Expectations are riding high on the duo and the world is just waiting for them to make one false move. Well, the younger Babita Phogat was the first to take the mat after 'Dangal' success when she took part in her first bout at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday in Pro Wrestling League 2.
Babita, who turns up for UP Dangal, lost in just 46 seconds to former World and European champion Sofia Mattsson in the 53-kg category. Babita's team too lost the tie 2-5 to Haryana Hammers.
Now, it was definitely a disappointing performance and she would be the first to admit it, but a leading daily decided to take a harsher stand and link her loss to the success of 'Dangal'.
The leading publication's tweet that led to the outrage
This outraged Twitterati who thrashed, or should it be trashed, either way, the publication for connecting Dangal and Babita's performance as a wrestler. They questioned the usage of the the newspaper calling her 'Dangal' fame useless.
HERE'S HOW TWITTERTI REACTED TO THE DAILY'S HEADLINE
