Within hours of the arrest, hashtags like #Karma and #WellDoneMumbaiPolice started trending on Twitter. Many users criticized Arnab for “vilifying” actress Rhea Chakraborty after Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide in June this year.
There were trends that supported Arnab, such as #IAmArnab #isupportArnab #ArnabWeAreWithYou.
These two tweets contrasted the images of Rhea and Arnab in police custody
The most powerful of “Time”: Change! #karma https://t.co/ipCrGoFLaL
– Rohan Jain (@ Rohan_Jain98) 1604563995000
#WellDoneMumbaiPolice #welldone_mumbai_police #ArnabGoswami #Karma #MumbaiPolice How it started… https://t.co/PHFtOwGvkg
– Jitesh Rochlani ➐ (@ JRism99) 1604500279000
And this one made fun of “mujhe bail do” on Republic TV after Rhea’s arrest
Arnab arrested for instigation of suicide. Karma is a bitch! Mujhe bail do mujhe bail do mujhe bail do. 🤣🤣… https://t.co/MnIQ3WfkJ4
– AVIR..✋ (@AvirForIndia) 1604471681000
These people remembered karma
It started as Justice for Sushant and Arrest Rhea It ended as Justice for Arnab and Arnab Arrested They must teach … https://t.co/gPkuOfeZ2j
– Ansari Asif (@ AnsariAddy4) 1604549546000
How things change. Rhea is out of jail, Arnab is in jail. #Karma https://t.co/zMh4lVmiCm
– RP_tweet’s✒ (@ anti_corrupt_01) 1604546971000
When Arnab and his channel defamed Rhea in the investigation of Sushant’s death, he didn’t know that Karma nowadays responds to 5G spe… https://t.co/WClqCdeq0D
– Claptrap (@ PunIn_10Dead) 1604519152000
November 4, 2020 is the day Arnab officially started believing in KARMA.
– Aala Fatima (@ aalafatima31) 1604555653000
In a beautifully worded Tweet, Harsh Goenka put things in perspective
Rhea Chakraborty was arrested without real evidence for instigating Sushant’s suicide thanks in part to the relentless campaign… https://t.co/TpJghzlRfv
– Duro Goenka (@hvgoenka) 1604496406000
The #WellDoneMumbaiPolice hashtags were also trending on Twitter
#ArnabGoswami mistreated by @MumbaiPolice #welldone_mumbai_police #WellDoneMumbaiPolce https://t.co/zPDxVhhFX8
– THEghost🇮🇳 (@ _ghost_007_) 1604490768000
Why all the fuss when #ArnabGoswami himself challenged #UdhavThackeray for an interview. It’s just a ch… https://t.co/aPMbnG2hxr
– Kanishk Dutt ✋ (@ kanishkdutt9) 1604490658000
Some users also supported Arnab Goswami, saying that the Maharashtra government was “holding back” freedom of the press.
Arresting #ArnabGoswami is unfortunate. The Maharashtra government has no rules of law or constitutional freedom.
– Sotorupa Goswami (@itsdoyel) 1604466388000
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