Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has become the target of online abuse after announcing the ceasefire agreement with Pakistan. The decision, which ended a four-day standoff that brought India and Pakistan to the edge of open conflict, did not sit well with a section of netizens who viewed it as a missed opportunity to escalate tensions further with Pakistan.
Misri faced insults such as 바카라Traitor,바카라 바카라Gaddar,바카라 and 바카라Deshdrohi.바카라 One user wrote, 바카라If Vikram Misri has any self-respect left then he should resign immediately.바카라 Another said, 바카라You made your offspring settle outside of India before prostrating and offering your head to Pakistan. Shameful. Absolutely shameful.바카라
His family was not spared either. One daughter바카라s phone number was posted online, alongside inappropriate comments and abusive language. Some of the criticism came from her legal work related to 바카라humanitarian바카라 cases involving Rohingya refugees in Myanmar.
Misri came into the public eye as the Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for his role in the daily government briefings following the launch of the military operation "Operation Sindoor," conducted on 8바카라9 May 2025. Along with Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Misri became the face of India바카라s response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent military escalation.
On Saturday, Misri announced that India and Pakistan had reached a ceasefire understanding, effective from 5 PM. In his evening briefing, he said, "The Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 1535 hours IST earlier today." He added, "It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, in the air and at sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time today."
Misri바카라s press statement followed the news of the ceasefire, first shared by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social. Later in the evening, Misri issued another press statement, saying that Pakistan had 바카라violated the understanding agreed to this evening,바카라 after drones were intercepted over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
Amid the abusive comments, Misri has also locked his X (formerly Twitter) account. The abuse has sparked outrage among several users and public figures. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi wrote on X: 바카라Mr Vikram Misri is a decent and an Honest Hard working Diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation. Our Civil Servants work under the Executive. This must be remembered & they shouldn바카라t be blamed for the decisions taken by The Executive /or any Political leadership running Watan E Aziz.바카라
Congress Kerala's official X handle also came in Misri's defence in a statement that read, "They're targeting Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, as though he unilaterally decided on the ceasefire, not Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh or Jaishankar."
Misri is the 35th Foreign Secretary of India since July 2024. He has previously served as private secretary to former Prime Ministers Inder Kumar Gujral, Manmohan Singh, and Narendra Modi. Misri, who hails from Srinagar and belongs to a Kashmiri Hindu family, has also served as India바카라s ambassador to Spain and Myanmar.
