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Diplomat row: Not all is well on Indian side, says Twitter community

Diplomat row: Not all is well in Indian side, says Twitter community
Bangalore, Dec 20: Not all Indians are ready to take Indian government's side in the diplomatic spat between India and US triggered by the arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York.

Here, read some very interesting tweets which seek to see the 'other' side of the story.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Isn’t Devyani’s maid an Indian also. How come nobody wants to know or find out her side of the story? <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23justAsking&src=hash">#justAsking</a></p>— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/statuses/413553237615063040">December 19, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Why do we hear so little about Devyani Khobargades maids story? Why did she quit what should have been a good job for her?</p>— Tavleen Singh (@tavleen_singh) <a href="https://twitter.com/tavleen_singh/statuses/413850670899281920">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>How many apartments can a job with the IFS fetch? At best one. Unless you are Devyani Khobragade, it would seem. <a href="http://t.co/tFlxxvUjBQ">http://t.co/tFlxxvUjBQ</a></p>— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) <a href="https://twitter.com/KanchanGupta/statuses/412994965422092288">December 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Indias response to the U.S on the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23devyani&src=hash">#devyani</a> case has been swifter/sharper than our responses to Pakistan at worse times. Proportionate?</p>— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDUTT/statuses/412919143684268032">December 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Why is SouthBlock hiring ppl like Devyani Khobragade of dubious repute to be the face of India abroad? <a href="https://twitter.com/orsoraggiante">@orsoraggiante</a> <a href="http://t.co/t8tpoGSETa">http://t.co/t8tpoGSETa</a></p>— rupa subramanya (@rupasubramanya) <a href="https://twitter.com/rupasubramanya/statuses/412811373790236673">December 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>It may be worthwhile to also remember that Devjani Khobragade owns a flat in Adarsh, another controversy... <a href="http://t.co/o367CBAp8g">http://t.co/o367CBAp8g</a></p>— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) <a href="https://twitter.com/PritishNandy/statuses/412903069542645760">December 17, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Devyani Khobragade was jailed for visa fraud. Indians protest. Underpaying domestic workers might be a bigger story. <a href="http://t.co/gkKU5Xduuu">http://t.co/gkKU5Xduuu</a></p>— Jason Gastrich (@jasonagastrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonagastrich/statuses/413894282471174144">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Dont employ staff if you cant pay them as per the law of the land where you are. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DevyaniHumiliated&src=hash">#DevyaniHumiliated</a>. US stickler for law bt we try to bend</p>— Sonali Thakker (@sthaks) <a href="https://twitter.com/sthaks/statuses/413894243820650497">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>My last tweet on <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Devyani&src=hash">#Devyani</a> issuue- Justice Ganguly is "guilty" until proved innocent but Indian diplomat is "innocent" until proved guilty!</p>— Alok Bhatt (@alok_bhatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/alok_bhatt/statuses/413897118592425984">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>Would hv been better if India had asked US to apologize for d NSA spying in India. It can still extract it by offering asylum to Snowden.</p>— Nitin Gupta(Rivaldo) (@Nitin_Rivaldo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nitin_Rivaldo/statuses/413880424310403073">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p>US must apologize. Forget diplomatic immunity, Anyone who owns a flat in ADARSH has to be above the law. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DevyaniHumiliated&src=hash">#DevyaniHumiliated</a></p>— Nitin Gupta(Rivaldo) (@Nitin_Rivaldo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nitin_Rivaldo/statuses/413884778622877696">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/newsroompostind">@newsroompostind</a> And outrage on treatment apart,she *shd face charges no? Esp if GOI is confident of its case (as earlier implied) <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Devyani&src=hash">#Devyani</a></p>— amrita tripathi (@amritat) <a href="https://twitter.com/amritat/statuses/413899877102272512">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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