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Ramachandra Guha removes beef tweet after threat calls

Kashmir Times. Dated: 12/10/2018 2:10:19 PM

PANAJI, Dec 9 (Agencies): Eminent historian Ramchandra Guha is facing flak on Twitter after he put up a picture of himself enjoying beef, was on Sunday forced to remove and apologise for his earlier take after threats and phone calls.
The historian is amongst the most vocal critics of the BJP.
Guha on Saturday wrote: "After a magical morning in Old Goa we had lunch in Panaji, where-since this is a BJP ruled state-I decided to eat beef in celebration."
To this repartee, one Twitter user replied: "If a Hindu eating beef and publicise it he is stigma on this religion. One Ramchandra Guha is doing so. He is trying to tease whole of Hindus by this dastardly action of such publicity. Should be given befitting reply."
Guha identified this Twitter user R.K. Yadav as "a former official of the Research and Analysis Wing", and reported the matter to the social media site on Sunday.
An indignanat Guha said: "I would like to place it on record, and will do with every subsequent threat received."
He aslo said: "I have received threatening calls from a man calling himself Sanjay from Delhi. He threatened my wife as well as me."