As thousands gather at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bangalore to pay their final respects to murdered activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh, countless more condolences and tributes are continuously pouring in online through Twitter.
Several politicians have already taken to Twitter to express their grief and condemn Lankesh's murder.
Some celebrities also reacted to the news of Gauri Lankesh's murder.
Academics, activists and journalists also took to twitter to express their grief and condemn Lankesh's murder.
Subsequently many also tried to highlight the hateful posts written by online trolls. Many of the hateful comments were inciting hate and were proclaiming to "justify" Lankesh's murder. Others were attempting to use puns with her name in very poor taste.
A report by AltNews also highlighted several hateful posts that were posted online.
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