A former US President Barack Obama is under fire following his comment on the Sri Lanka Easter bombings.
This news medium had reported that more than 200 persons were brutally murdered in the multiple bombings that hit the Asian nation on Sunday.
World leaders have been reacting to the incidentsin Sri Lanka but Obama was singled out for describing those killed as “Easter worshippers.”
Many users of Twitter have taken to social media
space where the former US leader issued the statement to berate him for calling them “Easter worshippers” instead of Christians.
Some of them accused him of being biased and feigning ignorance that those killed in the bombings were Christians.
Concise News captured some of the reactions to Obama’s statement on the Sri Lanka bombings:
“Easter worshippers” aka Christians. https://t.co/ocXXyD49ZK
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/Rapture0077/status/1120215980456673280
Hey @BarackObama,
We are Christians and not Easter worshippers, we celebrate Easter we don’t worship it. I know that you know this but you just chose to disrespect a religion because you don’t believe in it. The shame is on you sir. pic.twitter.com/808jVeSpzJ
— Olúyẹmí Fásípè AICMC (@YemieFash) April 22, 2019
The Term “Christians” must have been banned. 🤔 #SriLankaAttacks https://t.co/oaQWBGwKPv
— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) April 22, 2019
