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    "editor1": "<p>New Delhi, March 1 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;Accused of bullying Gurmehar Kaur, whose campaign against the ABVP went viral, ex-cricketer Virender Sehwag on Tuesday batted for the Delhi University students freedom of expression.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sehwag, whose earlier tweet drew widespread criticism including from Kaur&#39;s college teachers, clarified that bullying wasn&#39;t his intention.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;My tweet was an attempt to be facetious rather than one to bully anyone over their opinion. Agreement or disagreement wasn&#39;t even a factor,&quot; he tweeted.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My tweet was an attempt to be facetious rather than one to bully anyone over their opinion. Agreement or disagreement wasn&#39;t even a factor.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/836819217810878464\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Sehwag also slammed the death and rape threats which Kaur has been getting after her campaign against the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;She has a right to express her views and anyone who threatens her with violence or rape is the lowest form of life,&quot; he said. &quot;Everyone has a right to express their views without being bullied or threatened.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She has a right to express her views and anyone who threatens her with violence or rape is the lowest form of life.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/836819340108365825\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone has a right to express their views without being bullied or threatened. Gurmehar Kaur or the Phogat sisters.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/836819524661960704\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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