A day after he took oath as Delhi’s 20th Lieutenant Governor, New Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Sunday joined microblogging site Twitter in an effort to seek a more productive engagement with the people of Delhi and media.
In his first tweet, Baijal wished Delhiites on New Year.
My dear fellow citizens of Delhi, wish you a very happy and peaceful 2017 with Almighty’s blessings for good health, happiness & prosperity.
— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) January 1, 2017
He also followed Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee.
However, much before Baijal joined the microblogging site, several fake Twitter handles in his name had cropped up on Twitter, as is the case with most public figures and celebrities.
But what caught our eye was their trolling of Delhi CM Kejriwal and previous LG Najeeb Jung, given the not-so-friendly relation between the two.
These fake handles seem to be run by either Modi or Kejriwal supporters or just trolls. Because while are entering into war of words with AAP supporters, others are obsessively retweeting tweets of BJP leaders like Modi, Sushma Swaraj, Smriti Irani and Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Here are some of the catching posts by fake Baijals:
मैं दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal से उमीद करता हूँ। वो मेरे साथ हमेशा ऐसे ही खुश नज़र आएंगे। pic.twitter.com/WAQ8a7neEK
— Anil Baijal (@AnilBaijal_) December 31, 2016
श्री नजीब जंग जी दिल्ली सरकार के जनहित कार्यों की 400 फाइल छोड़ गए है। अब समझ नही आ रहा इन्हें पास करू या फिर @ArvindKejriwal को वापस करु ।
— Anil Baijal (@AnilBaijal_) December 29, 2016
श्री नजीब जंग जी दिल्ली सरकार के जनहित कार्यों की 400 फाइल छोड़ गए है। अब समझ नही आ रहा इन्हें पास करू या फिर @ArvindKejriwal को वापस करु ।
— Anil Baijal (@AnilBaijal_) December 29, 2016
मोदी जी का बहुत-बहुत आभार, मुझे दिल्ली का एलजी बनाने के लिए, में मोदी जी को कभी निराश नहीं होने दूंगा !
— Anil Baijal (@AnilBaijal_) December 28, 2016
Dont worry. I have arranged special meeting with modi ji. I have to give him presentation how to stop mohalla clinics. https://t.co/KzX92ujXp2
— Anil Baijal (@delhi_lg) December 31, 2016
2017 is also a new year a new opportunity for me to make his decision null and void https://t.co/UFyI2sPeG8
— Anil Baijal (@delhi_lg) December 31, 2016
I am reading shunglu committee report. I am more faithful than najeeb and will dismiss this naxalite govt https://t.co/0v82cSgVW1
— Anil Baijal (@delhi_lg) December 31, 2016
.@ArvindKejriwal I declare this tweet as null and void. 😀😀😀😀😀😀 Modi ji would be happy. I am on job from first day even on twitter
— Anil Baijal (@delhi_lg) December 31, 2016