Humans of Hindutva Facebook page taken down

A Facebook page promoting satire was taken down on Thursday after its creator received death threats.

“The satirist feared for his family once his phone number was revealed,” a journalist wrote on Twitter.

Facebook users tried accessing the Humans of Hindutva page but got an error message in return. The page is popular for poking fun at moral policing, cow protection vigilantes and religious fanaticism.



“I think satire is important in a society like ours which is very sombre and servile,” he told Hindustan Times in an email interview earlier this year.

“I’m quitting out of my own accord. I’ve not been banned or mass reported. I have recently received some threats to my life which I can’t taken lightly. I am outnumbered, live in a BJP state and come from a middle-class family with no political or police connections. I have no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan. Actually, more than myself I worry for the safety of my family. I hope those who threatened me consider this as a victory and leave us alone. I have deleted the HOH page and will delete this website soon. Congratulations to Hindutva for winning this David vs. Goliath fight. As for those who were kind enough to lend me their ears for the last eight months, I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year. Cheers and alvida. Thanks for giving me some of your time,” The Wire quoted the administrator’s website.



However, he briefly stopped posting on the page after arguing with people who he thought were on his side but later resumed his writing which often criticizes PM Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.