Whoops! Sushma ji, it’s mahasweta devi, not ashapurna devi

Renowned writer, social activist and feminist Mahasweta Devi breathed her last on Thursday and several people, including political leaders, took to Twitter to express their condolences. One

of them was Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. > The demise of Mahashweta Deviji is the end of a literary era. /1 > — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 28, 2016 Swaraj also

tweeted about how Devi’s books left a “lasting impression” on her life, quoting two of her books. Except, she quoted a different Devi. Swaraj mentioned the names of two books, _Pratham

Pratishruti_ and _Bakul Katha. _Both these books were not written by Mahasweta Devi but by Ashapurna Devi. Swaraj, who is otherwise hailed on social media as the queen of ‘homecoming’ for

her prompt responses to calls of help, could not escape the backlash of wrongly attributing the accolades. She, then, deleted the tweet. Sorry Sushma_ ji,_ but the Twitter world never

forgets, or forgives. > @SushmaSwaraj None of these are written by Mahasweta Devi. Confusing > with Ashapurna Devi. Change ur script writer. Shame! > — Debasish chakraborty 

(@debuganashakti) July 28, 2016 > Dear @SushmaSwaraj. Mahasweta Devi & Ashapunra Devi are Bengal's > pride. Ignorance is not always a bliss. > — Aparna Bhattacharya 

(@chhuti_is) July 28, 2016 > @SushmaSwaraj when u dint know what Mahasweta Devi hs written pls be > mum..as ur wrong info defames such renowned personality.... > — @kamalikasengupt 

(@kamalikasengup2) July 28, 2016 Published: 29 Jul 2016, 1:16 AM IST