Youth tweets as Malik's media adviser; minister not amused

Samad Khurram's tweets getting support from some of his over 1,500 followers

PTI | July 19, 2011



In what seems to be a joke gone wrong, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik is now gunning for a Twitterati who used to tweet as his media adviser.

Reacting angrily to the youth, Malik used his twitter to clarify that the person was an impersonator and suggested that his joke would not be taken lightly.

"Samad Khurram is not my media adviser and I have ordered an inquiry to trace him and charge him under impersonation," Mailk tweeted on previous Thursday.

A quick check of Khurram's tweets show the support he is getting from some of his over 1,500 followers.

According to one of the websites, Khurram apparently had put "Media Adviser to @SenRehmanMalik. Clearly, I am very competent. #Not" on his twitter bio.

But, following Malik's angry tweet, Khurram sought to clear the air. He tweeted: "So a lawyer friend has advised to change bio and explain the joke. First's done & here's a failed attempt at explaining the failed joke".

"FACT 1: Rehman Malik gives terrible public statements. His media adviser is completely incompetent.

"FACT 2: I am completely incompetent.

"Hence: I am Rehman Malik's media adviser. (No I'm not, please read the previous tweets for the context if someone just RT-ed this)."

He also tweeted that he will cooperate with whatever inquiry is to come "but I do get a feeling that the law will see it as a joke too".

A follower jokingly tweeted, "Sir @SenRehmanMalik I can assure you that @SamadK is innocent, it's the third hand's doing."

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