When a 19-yr-old girl became Naresh Goyal

Delhi: For 19-year-old Reema Wahi, it was a tribute to her hero.However, what she didn't know was the controversy her adulation for the Jet Airways boss Naresh Goyal generated.
The Haryana teenager created a profile in the name of aviation baron on the social networking site Twitter. The profile had a picture of Goyal and it got everyone thinking it was Goyal himself.
Though it could not be ascertained when the profile was created, there were 146 followers in no time.
The first tweet was posted on February 20 at 3:16 pm. The profile attracted top corporate honchos. Mahindra and Mahindra chief Anand Mahindra, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya and Minister of State for foreign affairs Shashi Tharoor followed 'Naresh Goyal' throughout Wednesday.
Jet Airways swung into action on Tuesday morning after some netizens posted a query on the official Jet Airways website, wanting to know whether the profile was original or fake.
"An unauthorized user was using Mr Goyal's name. The matter was reported to Twitter and the issue has been resolved now," an official spokesperson for Jet Airways said.
Hours after the profile was declared a fake, a number of people blocked Wahi. The teenager had to change the profile name and picture by Tuesday evening.
24/02/10 Surender Sharma/MiD DAY

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