Social media trolls made Sakshi soften her stand

Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Sakshi Misra, the daughter of BJP MLA Rajesh Misra, whose marriage to a Dalit man has been making headlines since the past one week, now seems have softened her stand against her family due to social media trolls.In a television interview on Sunday, Sakshi admitted that she was "extremely upset" at the manner in which she was being trolled on social media."People are saying that no one should have a daughter like me and even my brother is not asking these people not to make such statements," she said.Sakshi was heard seeking her father's apology. "Please forgive me. I made a mistake," she said between sobs.On being told about her mother's ill-health, she said: "Mummy please take medicines and get well soon."The BJP MLA had told her in the TV interview that her mother was in a state of shock and not taking medicines.Sakshi, who was seen sobbing bitterly throughout the interview, seemed repentant after being trolled on the social media for attacking her family.In a video that had gone viral on social media, Sakshi had seemed rather defiant as she warned her father not to set his men after her."I will die but I will make sure that your men spend their lives in jail," she had said.
--IANS amita/ksk/pg