 "2002 Gujarat riots-convict Maya Kodnani's selfie goes viral, sparks angry reactions")
The former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani who was convicted in the 2002 Gujarat riots case was granted bail on health grounds in 2014. Kodnani was recently photographed at a meditation camp that was organised on Saturday by a private group on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. [caption id=“attachment_1641961” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Maya Kodnani in a file photo. PTI[/caption] The incident at Naroda Patya in 2002 for which she was convicted, is considered to be the worst massacre during the Gujarat riots. It resulted in the murder of 97 people at the hands of a mob led by the former education minister of Gujarat. “Meditating together with former education minister of Gujarat - Mayaben Kodnani,” wrote the unidentified woman in her photo on Facebook, according to ABP News reports. Sources close to the former minister and convict told NDTV, that she did attend a ten day camp in order to “relieve mental stress” since she is mentally unstable. In August 2012, a special court, which had described Kodnani as the “kingpin” in the Naroda Patiya massacre, had sentenced her to 28 years of imprisonment. Musician Vishal Dadlani was one of the first to speak out.
Maya Kodnani, convicted mass murderer of 97 ppl, out on bail for health reasons, taking selfies at a yoga retreat! https://t.co/r4X96Gjsr9
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) November 22, 2015
Some Twitter users blamed PM Modi’s government.
The picture irked, angered, and shamed some users.
@LittleVoice89 @shadab_bdk bloody hell, wasn't kodnani supposed to be in jail? Who's woman next to her? A public figure or normal person?
— Dhara (@dhar_aa) November 23, 2015
Modi made Maya Kodnani cabinet min. who murdered 97 ppl, nw out on bail & nw talking on world platform abt terrorism https://t.co/00F8qan48l
— Ajitkumar Kanan (@Ajitkumar_Kanan) November 23, 2015
Impact Shorts
More ShortsMaya Kodnani's selfie?! WHAA!! What is this? #SelfiewithMurderer ? pic.twitter.com/0g9WahSZse
— ADM (@jhunjhunwala) November 23, 2015
And not just Twitter, Facebook users were up in arms as well.
Maya Kodnani, one of the mass murderers of Gujarat was granted bail citing ‘health reasons’. Now she’s happily posting selfies from yoga retreats. Such a wonderful life! Posted by Beef Janata Party on Sunday, 22 November 2015
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