‘Irresponsible, breach of privacy’: Women’s commission on trolling of foreign secretary’s daughter

The National Commission for Women on Monday condemned the “reprehensible online abuse” faced by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his family after he announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to halt the conflict.

In a statement, the commission’s Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said that sharing the contact details of Misri’s daughter was “extremely irresponsible and a serious breach of privacy which puts her safety at risk”.

"भारत के विदेश सचिव श्री विक्रम मिश्री के परिवार, विशेष रूप से उनकी बेटी के खिलाफ किए गए निंदनीय ऑनलाइन दुर्व्यवहार की राष्ट्रीय महिला आयोग कड़े शब्दों में निंदा करता है। विदेश सचिव की बेटी की व्यक्तिगत संपर्क जानकारी साझा करना गंभीर रूप से गैर-जिम्मेदाराना काम है। यह गोपनीयता का…— NCW (@NCWIndia) May 12, 2025

Misri, along with Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, had been conducting press briefings since May 7 to give updates about the Indian military’s strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

On Saturday, Misri’s announcement that India and Pakistan had agreed to stop all firing at 5 pm and his subsequent statement that Islamabad had violated the ceasefire had angered some Indians, who believed that the conflict should continue.

Several social media users abused Misri. Abusive messages were also directed at the foreign secretary’s daughter, with several users...

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