A hilarious case of misplaced identity! This time, it is the name of Abhishek Mishra that is doing the rounds for uncalled reasons. A day after a (verified) Twitter user named Abhishek Mishra cancelled his Ola Cab ride, after coming to know that the driver belonged to Muslim community; another verified Twitter account, with the same name, was taken for a ride too. However, his only mistake was his name – Abhishek Mishra! Confused much?

Well, so were the Twitterati! People on micro-blogging site started trolling Abhishek Mishra (Twitter Username: @meamabhishek) in the case of misplaced identity, instead of the actual Abhishek Mishra (Twitter Username: @Abhishek_Mshra). The incident saw the other Abhishek Mishra (@meamabhishek) get frustrated with all the trolling that he had to cope with. Read what he tweeted:

Well, a little fact-check in the case apprised us of the fact that Abhishek Mishra (Twitter Username: @meamabhishek) is an RTI activist as well as News/Media personality, as his verified Twitter profile claims. On the other hand, Abhishek Mishra (Twitter Username: @Abhishek_Mshra) is a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and also a Digital & Social Media advisor, as per his social media profile.

After being trolled by several Twitter users, Abhishek Mishra (@meamabhishek) clarified with another tweet; stating that the other Abhishek Mishra is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person, and was using his name. Urging his 50,000+ fans, he said that they should not believe the other Abhishek Mishra and that he hadn’t been involved in any such activity!

However, if anybody follows political hearsays on the micro-blogging site Twitter in India, it is likely that they will be able to recall that Abhishek Mishra (@meamabhishek) is quite popular for trolling and rather, being trolled himself. Was the tweet that he made, is another publicity stunt or not, is for him to clarify! However, everyone is entitled to have their 15 seconds of fame, and we are nobody to deny that. Twitterati is still confused as both the namesake have verified Twitter accounts.

Disclaimer: The following article is neither meant to hurt any individual’s image nor tarnish his identity in public. A case of misplaced identity has left us in guffaws; hope it leaves you splits too!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 23, 2018 12:11 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).