“Exposing the Cyber Judges: How Fijo T Harish Took on Social Media Trolls and Fought for Dignity and Justice”

2023-05-09 10:53:00

There are ‘judges’ all around us who pass judgment on anyone, male or female, without preconceived notions. These said judges are free to say anything to anyone if they have a phone with a net connection and an account on social media. Dressed in the cloak of anti-sociality, these people will cost our dignity, tell unfounded lies, embarrass the family, threaten to release morphed pictures and even extort money if classified. Some people who do not hesitate to find loopholes in the country’s cyber laws and do not hesitate to slander anyone, are still doing their self-indulgence.

It is the custom of many people to leave such people alone, wondering why they are going to Vayyaveli. But at least some people don’t let the underdogs of social media go like that. Fijo T Harish, a tigress, tore the mask of an anti-social person who posted a nasty comment on social media as a challenge to his dignity and honor. Kottayamkari Phijo’s protest against a person named Biran Koya, who came under the picture posted with her husband and told false stories, is a direct reflection of Chankootam. Feijo brought out the person who said obscenities against him through Facebook Live and apologized for telling the wrong story. Feijo tells ‘Wani Online’ about her experience of facing obscenity, which makes any woman feel tired.

Why endure?

I am a person who has a lot of followers on Facebook. But I have not been active for some time. The incident happened on May 1st. All these events are based on a photo taken when my husband and I were getting ready to go to a wedding. But a photo was taken as a good moment with the family. I wanted to post it on my Facebook timeline. I posted it on my Facebook timeline on a whim. The picture didn’t have much meaning beyond being a normal family photo. Still, a comment that came under it was a bad mental impact. It was the protest against it that got me to Kondotty and helped expose a bad guy.

Someone has commented that ‘Didn’t you stand in front of the camera without clothes and saw your naked scene without a thread?’ I must remember that this has been written by a person who has no previous knowledge. At first it was a big shock when relatives and friends announced it. The psychological impact of the incident was also great. Our moral life is being damaged in public by someone who has no knowledge of it. People who don’t know me who see this comment won’t see me like that. I was very worried that my beloved and strangers would not misunderstand that there would not be such a video as he said. There was a situation where I could not look my elder children in the face. So it becomes my pride to prove that I am not the person he says I am and that there is no such video.

Feijo and husband Harish

Violent protest

I decided to find the person who made the comment and bring out the truth. The aim was to find the person Biran Koya who made the comment from social media itself. The intention was only to be corrected on social media by the same person who initially made the bad comment.

So Biran’s profile spread. The contact number of a person in his country was found. Through him the details about Biran were taken. His mobile number, which runs a soda company in the country, was searched and found with the help of the name of the soda factory. He was called and asked to correct that comment. Even at that time, his arrogance was not lacking. He also threatened that he had my nude picture in his hand. And without thinking about anything else, I left Kottayam for Kondoti at 9 am the next day. He went straight to his house and spoke to him face to face in the presence of his family. They were given things. It went live on my Facebook page. Apologize for the comment. When he realized that I had ordered both, he apologized. He thought he could sit anywhere and say anything about anyone, and he didn’t even expect such a scene.

Can anyone say anything?

Today’s situation is that anyone can say anything, not women. Many argue that it is freedom of expression. How can those who have never seen us even from a distance accept what they say in their mouths? Spreading our photos, privacy, life, etc. in untrue posts without our permission should be prohibited due to law. If not, the uncontrollable cyber-induced suicides will continue. On that day too, tributes will be offered as usual.

The intrusion of others into personal lives and privacy needs to be controlled. Our law should be strong against such cyber attackers. There needs to be legislation that ensures punishment for comments and posts with sexual content.- Fijo stopped.