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Qasab execution takes Twitter by storm

Updated on: 21 November,2012 03:18 PM IST  | 
Avinash Iyer |

Twitter was flooded with tweets about Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Qasab after people learnt of his execution at a Pune jail today.

Qasab execution takes Twitter by storm

The news of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Qasab's execution which took place today morning at Pune's Yerwada jail took social networking site Twitter by storm.


The news came as a surprise to everyone as the terrorist was secretly shifted to Pune from Mumbai and hanged.u00a0'Kasab', 'Pune' and 'Yerwada' were top trending topics on Twitter today.


Here's what some of them had to say.


Narendra Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi (File pic)

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi u00a0- What about Afzal Guru, who attacked Parliament, our temple of democracy, in 2001? That offence predates Kasab’s heinous act by many years.

Actor Anupam Kher - Justice may not replace the feeling of loss but it gives strength & hope to continue life with renewed belief in system we live in. #Kasab

Writer Taslima Nasreen - Millions of Kasabs will be born if we do not stop brainwashing our innocent children with religion. #Kasab #terrorism

Music composer Vishal Dadlani - Don't be fooled or distracted by the death of Kasab. Be sad that we haven't been able to get the real masterminds. Or sort ourselves out.

Anupam Kher
Actor Anupam Kher (File pic)

Television and film personality Pooja Bedi - Finally kasab has been hung!!!!given that 26/11is just around the corner...its well timed...as for the delay...better late than never!

Actor Ashish Chowdhry - Why should I rejoice Kasab's death? I will rejoice when lil' innocent children will stop being taught to kill in the name of God n Religion.

Businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - The quiet manner in which Ajmal #Kasab was hanged at Yerwada Jail this morning shows that there were no media leaksu00a0

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