IIM Bangalore has confirmed to Hillele.org that Teesta Setalvad addressed IIMB classroom sessions on the 23rd of September, 2016. Teesta Setalvad was one of the three speakers in IIMB on the 23rd of September 2016.
Teesta Setalvad spoke in one of the afternoon sessions at 3 pm. Derek O Brian of Trinamool Congress inaugurated the session . Sachin Pilot of Congress was the third speaker.
Suresh Prabhu, BJP in another session at IIM B Vista
IIMB offcial website reports Teesta Setalvad’s address-
We must expand our notion of equality to encompass all around us: Teesta Setalvad
It was after her successful and passionate exchange of question and answers that Teesta Setalvad tweeted about the event-
Teesta Setalvad IIM Bangalore had announced the event on its website earlier.
However, trolls dismissed Teesta Setalvad’s tweet. Trolls claimed that she was never there. Many angry and abusive tweets rubbished Teesta Setalvad as a liar.
A troll called @KumarSaurabhSingh was happy to inform that Teesta Setalvad’s speech was called off!
Vijay Chauthaiwale, who works on PM Modi’s Madison congratulated Troll @KumarSaurabhSingh and then wrote to IIMB Vista to post “un-photoshopped” pictures of Ms Setalvad in the event.
Vijay Chauthawale didn’t just stop here. He re-tweeted abusive tweets as well. Did he really not know the truth?
We asked Ms Setalvad to comment on the whole incident. This is what she said-
