Intro
Ahmadi’s have been harassing people since 1879, as MGA published the first volume of his Braheen series. Kashif Chaudhry is the number 1 Ahmadi troll for the past 4-5 years.
Cynthia D Ritchie is popular on social media for portraying Pakistan’s soft image. While many admire the fact that a foreigner—a woman at that too– cycles freely in an otherwise conservative society, there are others who have taken exception to her hard-hitting tweets at ‘pseudo-liberals’ and those who mock her.
Cynthia took to Twitter and slammed Yasir Latif Hamdani, a lawyer who wrote an opinion piece in The Daily Times against her. In his piece, Hamdani referred to Cynthia as a ‘shady operative’ who arrived in Pakistan and declared herself as resident expert on Islam by making a negative statement against Ahmadis.
The piece got Cynthia’s attention (not in a good way) and she took to task Hamdani (understandably) but also Raza Rumi, editor of The Daily Times.
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
I am now looking to hire an attorney for a defamation suit against @theRealYLH.
Hamdani, your lies will be your undoing. If you think I’m going to sit by while you & Daily Times et alia, spit venom, you’ve got another thing coming. CC: @StateDept @shehryar_taseer @Razarumi
There were some who took her threat lightly, prompting her to tweet this.
@dailytimespak @shehryar_taseer I WILL take this to the highest levels possible.
Libel is a serious matter.
One bc is already being investigated in USA. His job is on the line.
You all are fucking with the wrong bitch. https://t.co/yJqtjPQvJU
— Cynthia D. Ritchie (@CynthiaDRitchie) December 31, 2018
The controversy grabbed eyeballs on micro-blogging site Twitter with many siding with Cynthia and spawning the hashtag #ISupportCynthia. Cynthia’s name was subsequently removed from the opinion piece but she was still infuriated.
ST✔@shobz
Qayamat ki Nishani: When two master trolls are unable to turn people against @CynthiaDRitchie because she has a lot of goodwill. PS, #WeSupportCynthia trend is actually doing much better.
Engr.Saad Kaleem@ZarbeKaleemi
I strongly condemn the conspiracies on social media against @CynthiaDRitchie
Her contributions for highlighting positive & soft image of Pakistan are immensly appriciableCynthia!We are indebted to u,keep doing ur bit for peace&Pakistan
Stay strong & committed#WeSupportCynthia
Waseem Khan@aqu_a_riusA planned game is started against. @CynthiaDRitchie#WeSupportCynthia
Mudasar Ch™Cynthia are representing Pak
Who recommended to world to visit Pak.
He is realized after being hospitalized by Pakistanis that there people are peaceful and loveable careable .
Thank You so much more.
God bless@CynthiaDRitchie #WeSupportCynthia
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
I expect more from the owners of this paper. They know how to remedy the situation.
Otherwise I am preparing for action, including the writer, Hamdani.
Mawish Moulvi@mawish_m@CynthiaDRitchie your name has been removed.
In between the Twitter jibes and ‘You’ve messed with the wrong bi**h shots, Cynthia continued to portray a positive side of Pakistan.
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
MOON KHANThe Kalash region is an amazing sight-seeing place for the tourists. Visit the place during their festivities and you, like Cynthia, will fall in love with it too. She always supports us as #WeSupportCynthia thank you madam @CynthiaDRitchie @peaceforchange
She ended up abusing Raza Rumi as well in a tweet (which she has now deleted).
“F**k you Raza Rumi, you t**t,” she wrote in a tweet and all bets were off.
Here’s why she did it though.
Yes, part of the irony is that I’d apologized to Rumi a day or two before, for sharing a picture of him with @theRealYLH & KashifMD (YLH & Kashif both cyber bullies). And then I find out he edits the heinous article about me, written by YLH who is no Pakistani Patriot. Upsetting. https://t.co/IsT87fVCh1
— Cynthia D. Ritchie (@CynthiaDRitchie) January 1, 2019
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
2/ me and others for months. I apologized to Raza, because I did not intend to show him (I don’t know him) as a cyberbully. My intent was to show YLH and Kashif are friends; & they both gang up on people to try and push their narratives. Both YLH & Kashif have shown themselves…
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
2/ me and others for months. I apologized to Raza, because I did not intend to show him (I don’t know him) as a cyberbully. My intent was to show YLH and Kashif are friends; & they both gang up on people to try and push their narratives. Both YLH & Kashif have shown themselves…
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
3/ to be vile creatures who write libelous materials, attempting to defame character, with lies.
So it hurt me, when I learned @Razarumi edited the write-up from YLH, defaming me. I received the original copy, with my name “shady operative” in it. And it was impression Raza…
She even gave props to the people who were instrumental in trending #WeSupportCynthia
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Thank you all, including @IK_Force and @foto_masters – it’s a lovely surprise to see #WeSupportCynthia trending in Pakistan. Big hugs. And Happy New year!
The apology
A couple of hours later, Cynthia realized she had made a mistake by abusing Raza Rumi and in a mature way, apologized to him in a tweet.
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Agreed. Thank you. Sometimes my patience runs out. No excuse however, and apologies to @Razarumi for the abuse.
We should each do our best to set the example of civil discourse and respect for differences of opinion.
Peace. https://twitter.com/AtifMatinansari/status/1080154391313829888 …
Raza Rumi, who had demonstrated maturity by being silent all the time, finally responded to calm the Twitter storm. He appreciated Cynthia’s offer to reconcile over a cup of coffee sometime and in turn, informed Twitterati about his first day of the new year.
Raza Ahmad Rumi✔@Razarumi
Dear @CynthiaDRitchie: thanks. V gracious. I didn’t respond earlier because when we are angry we tend to say things which we might regret. I appreciate your concerns and have asked colleagues to be more vigilant. Yes, coffee is appreciated. On me.
Raza Ahmad Rumi✔@Razarumi
My first day of 2019 was not that joyful. Full of online abuse and hate. But I thank all the friends and well-wishers who defended me & gave me strength. I don’t wish to prolong Twitter duels. Just want a peaceful evening in real time with friends I haven’t seen in years. #HNY
Enters the idiot
Farhan Virk, a social media celebrity (of sorts) in Pakistan known for operating various fake accounts, trolling the PTI’s opponents and harbouring jingoistic opinions, saw fit to involve himself in the dispute. He claimed that Cynthia had no right to abuse Raza Rumi as he had gotten shot for his views against the Taliban.
Not only that, he recorded a ridiculous video in which he urged Pakistanis to dissociate themselves from Cynthia as ‘We (Pakistanis) despite our difference of opinion with each other, should not allow a foreigner to abuse one of us.”
Hain? Why, Virk, why?
Cynthia responds to the troll by telling him to make a sandwich
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Virk beta, my apology to Raza came for using language I normally don’t and shouldn’t use.
You and your ‘buddy’ had nothing to do with it, so please, go make a sandwich. Your blood sugar is low.
She proceeded to say she didn’t even know who Virk was. Ouch.
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Frankly, I don’t know who Virk is. I didn’t know there was a ‘spat’. I just told him to “make a sandwich”, since he was poking his nose into my affairs (which stemmed from bad editing & YLH slandering me in @Dailytimes).
Just realized I am sounding more Pakistani every day.
Maleeha Hashmey@MaleehaHashmeyWho are you siding with, in Cynthia VS Virk Twitter Spat?
The troll apologizes
It was then that Farhan Virk came across ‘thousands of documentaries’ that Cynthia had done to highlight and promote the positive side of Pakistan and apologized to her in a tweet. He took his words back and deleted all his tweets against her. Sigh.
Dr Farhan K Virk@FarhanKVirkI have made quite a research on your work inside Pak @CynthiaDRitchie I have noticed that you have made thousands of documentaries and millions of UK and US citizens have watched them. I am sorry. I will explain my apology in a vlog today
I never knew you contributed so much
So, that was all. And Cynthia went back to celebrating the new year.
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Yes, #HappyNewYear2019 – let’s start this new year right.
No one likes to be falsely/wrongly accused of anything, be it individual or state level, by intent or mistake. Prefer conversation over conflict any day.
Peace to you and yours.
Raza Ahmad Rumi✔@Razarumi
Thanks @CynthiaDRitchie – #HappyNewYear2019 https://twitter.com/CynthiaDRitchie/status/1080155555044511746 …
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Good morning everyone. And thank you, Ali. We’re all doing our bit to start the new year off right.
Pakistan Zindabad!
Ali Malik@AliHasnainMalikReplying to @CynthiaDRitchieCynthia, you’re wasting your time on a ateention seeker. Ignore him and he will commit suicide lol. You’re a hero of Pakistan. God bless you and attached friendly reminder for him and everyone
Cynthia D. Ritchie✔@CynthiaDRitchie
Picture One: my face when I see fake accounts run by desperate, mentally diseased trolls.
Picture Two: how I feel after receiving so much love from Pakistan.
Let’s move on and make it a great 2019 & focus on positive stories in the country!
Pakistan Zindabad!
The only good thing to come out of the Twitter spat—hilarious tweets
Stray observations—why does Cynthia love to tag the State Department in her every tweet? Why did she say ‘You all are fuc***g with the wrong b**ch?
Well, as usual, Twitter doesn’t let such things slide. And it didn’t.
Manal Faheem Khan@ManalFaheemKhanKFC: Ma’am we are out of diet 7up so we’re sending you regular 7up instead. Okay?
Me: You all are fucking with the wrong bitch. #cynthia
Imtiaz Haidery@imhaideryI am fucking with the wrong bitch 🙁#Cynthia
Maham Ali@Mahamali05Cynthia walks into a store and asks for Coke. The shopkeeper tells her they don’t have coke – only pepsi.
Cynthia: YOU ALL ARE FUCKING WITH THE WRONG BITCH
لبٹارڈ@khwamkhwahThe Uber Driver: Madam, please put the exact pin location.
Me: you all are fucking with the wrong bitch.#Cynthia
Ali Warsi@thealiwarsi“Yeh aansu ponchh dou Pushpa. I hate tears” ~ Rajesh Khanna
“Paro meri maa mer gaee” ~ Dilip Kumar
“I love you, K-k-k-kiran” ~ Shah Rukh Khan
“You all are fucking with the wrong bitch” ~ Cynthia D Ritchie#DialoguesCreateLegends
Saleem@memzarmaIt is 1st day of 2019 & it already give us this powerful line.
“You all are fucking with the wrong bitch” ~ Cynthia D Bitchie
Naila Inayat✔@nailainayat
Raza Rumi: Happy New Year everyone
Cynthia: You’re fucking with the wrong bitch
The saga seems to be over. For now. Toning it down a notch, we’d like to end with the question–did they really mess with the wrong woman, though?
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