Parag Agrawal trolled over old tweet on 'white people' on Day 1 of becoming Twitter CEO …

Parag Agrawal posted the tweet quoting a comedian, who mocked racism and Islamophobia in America. That tweet was first picked up by right-wing website Breitbart on Monday, after which a number of users started targeting the new Twitter CEO. New Twitter Inc chief executive Parag Agrawal.(Courtesy: LinkedIn) Parag Agrawal, who has taken over the reins of Twitter after resignation of Jack Dorsey, is being trolled over one his old tweets, which the users claim portrays him as a racist. But Agrawal has shut those targeting him, including some Republicans in the United States.Also Read | Who is Parag Agrawal, the new CEO of Twitter?The tweet at the centre of the controversy was posted by Agrawal in 2010, when he was not even an employee of Twitter. It quoted a comedian mocking racism and Islamophobia in America.“If they are not gonna make a distinction between Muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists,” Agrawal said in the tweet posted on October 26, 2010. “If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists.”— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) October 26, 2010 Picking up on this, Ken…
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