Twitter users that get abused because their profiles are similar to footballers, managers or clubs

2) @rvp

Robin van Persie is a striker. RVP is not!

Dutch striker Robin van Persie has nothing on Mr. Ravi Visvesvara Prasad – a consultant in various fields from software to the telecom industry. Mr. Prasad rose to fame when Van Persie made the move from Arsenal to arch-rivals Manchester United in the summer of 2012. The move obviously did not sit too well with the Arsenal fans and they took to Twitter to have a word with their former captain.

The only problem was they didn’t know his official Twitter ID was @Persie_Official and not @rvp. As he himself claims, he has been known as RVP since the 1980s – when Van Persie was still just a toddler.

Arsenal supporters had better not harass me on Sunday 10 November. I will report to Twitter abuse any abusive threats I receive.

— RaviVisvesvaraPrasad (@rvp) October 31, 2013

Of course, after the initial furore and confusion over the mistaken identity died down, Mr Prasad soon became a Twitter sensation and even trolled Van Persie himself. Now that’s what we call making a bad situation work to your advantage.

Proof @rvp is account of Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad & NOT Robin Van Persie who is @Persie_Official. @rvp is in telecom. pic.twitter.com/qEsJ91cfAY

— RaviVisvesvaraPrasad (@rvp) April 2, 2014