2002 Gujarat riots-convict Maya Kodnani's selfie goes viral, sparks angry reactions

The former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani who was convicted in the 2002 Gujarat riots case was granted bail on health grounds in 2014. Kodnani was recently photographed at a meditation camp that was organised on Saturday by a private group on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.[caption id="attachment_1641961" align="alignleft" width="380"] Maya Kodnani in a file photo. PTI[/caption]The incident at Naroda Patya in 2002 for which she was convicted,  is considered to be the worst massacre during the Gujarat riots. It resulted in the murder of 97 people at the hands of a mob led by the former education minister of Gujarat."Meditating together with former education minister of Gujarat - Mayaben Kodnani," wrote the unidentified woman in her photo on Facebook, according to ABP News reports.Sources close to the former minister and convict told NDTV, that she did attend a ten day camp in order to "relieve mental stress" since she is mentally unstable.In August 2012, a special court, which had described Kodnani as the  “kingpin” in the Naroda Patiya massacre, had sentenced her to 28 years of imprisonment.Musician Vishal Dadlani was one of the first to speak out.Some Twitter users blamed PM Modi's government.The picture irked, angered, and shamed some users.And not just Twitter, Facebook users were up in arms as well.