Khan lambasted for his lack of consideration, event management.
By Dileep Thekkethil
An event for the disabled organized by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has sparked a controversy about the way it was conducted. Some pictures of the event posted on Twitter have led to a discussion about the function.
The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Islamabad, which is founded by Imran Khan organized an event to honor disabled people. But the people who were honored couldn’t get to the stage as there was no ramp for them. Khan was the chief guest of the program.
After the conclusion of the event, a Twitter user Bissmah Mehmud shared a few pictures of the event showing the handicapped people sitting on wheelchairs not able to get to the stage.
“Wow Imran Khan has zero IQ. Shaukat Khanum’s event to facilitate the disabled had a stage and no ramp,” Bissmah Mehmud wrote.
It is clear from the photos that Khan had to kneel down to talk to them. But he didn’t get off the stage.
The tweet was retweeted many times. But the words Mehmud used got more attention. Soon users came up criticizing Mehmud.
“Please don’t judge everyone without knowing the situation,” tweeted Aly Hamza who claimed to be in the event management team.
In another two tweets, he explained what happened at the event.
“I was in the management team. There was a long que of people waiting for their turn and we were short of time,” he tweeted. “That guy and old lady themselves move towards front of the stage as we said them that IK would come to them,” he added.
But Mehmud replied with more intense words. “Dumb idiot should have gotten off stage…is all anyone with half a brain would have done..gotten off stage and stayed there.”
Some users came up to support Bissmah Mehmud. “Could’ve gotten off the stage and given some respect to the people. Basic decency doesn’t require ramps,” said Ali Baqer Jafri.
“The organizing team whch shld b hld respnsble fr that, atleast he is dng sm good work… its the cause that matters,” wrote Faraz Qamar.
In the opinion of Zia Ullah Shah, it was “completely inhuman and disgraceful.” Another person said Imran Khan’s IQ was less tha zero. “Lower than Zero….if there was no ramp, ok…he could come down for the disabled ppl….!!!
Public figure Hussain Haqqani also participated in the discussion and criticized Khan’s gesture. “& Il Duce didn’t think of stepping down from the podium to meet the disabled? Hmmm….Bad organizers, worse VIP!,” Haqqani said.
However, Imran Khan hasn’t responded to the criticism.
1 Comment
It’s organiser fault not Ik’s these type of things should be preplanned n delt with.