Sharmishta Panoli, a fourth-year law student at Pune’s Symbiosis Institute, has issued an apology following the viral spread of her abusive remarks on social media, which led to her receiving death and rape threats. In response to the backlash, Sharmishta deleted the controversial video after the hashtag #ArrestSharmishta began trending on X.Sharmishta took to X to express her regret, stating, “I do hereby tender my UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY. Check her tweet which states her apology as under shared on X:
I do hereby tender my UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY whatever was put are my personal feelings and i never intentionally wanted to hurt anybody so if anybody is hurt I’m sorry for the same. I expect co-operation and understanding. Henceforth, i will be cautious in my public post. Again…
— Sharmishta (@Sharmishta__19) May 15, 2025
Whatever was posted reflects my personal feelings, and I never intended to hurt anyone. If anyone is hurt, I’m truly sorry. I expect cooperation and understanding. Going forward, I will be more cautious in my public posts. Again, please accept my apologies.”The controversy began when she responded to a question from a Pakistani follower who asked, “How did you confirm that Pakistan opened fire on your country? You started a war without any valid reason.” Earlier that day, she had posted,
“I’M SORRY… Dear Indians, I have been trolled, threatened with rape and murder for expressing my anger towards radical Pakistani terrorists who killed my innocent countrymen in the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. I endured all of this because my country comes first to me.
— Sharmishta (@Sharmishta__19) May 15, 2025
“The incident has sparked significant outrage, particularly among netizens from the Muslim community, who are now calling for the arrest of the social media influencer. Stay tuned to know more about it and others only with us and if you have anything to share, do comment and let us know more about it.