A CONSERVATIVE MSP has come under fire for a tweet posted after a Rangers game.

Glasgow Uni law professor Adam Tomkins faced a social media backlash for the post made after the Light Blues beat Hibs at the weekend.

3 Users have hit out over Mr Tomkins' tweet Credit: Getty - Contributor

The Glasgow MSP was at Ibrox as Steven Gerrard's side scored six goals to claim all three points.

And, obviously delighted by the emphatic result, Mr Tomkins took to Twitter after the match.

He wrote: "Great to be back at Ibrox today. Always good to see a team wearing green thumped 6-1 😂"

However, he faced a huge backlash over the tweet, with users accusing him of "inciting unrest" and "stoking sectarianism".

Mr Tomkins' tweet has now been shared hundreds of times, and more than 1,000 people have replied directly to it.

One slammed: "You know very well the green teams have a mostly Irish Catholic heritage. I'm a Rangers fan, you're gaslighting sectarianism. Take your bigotry back to where you came from."

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A user said: "What is the purpose of this comment? To incite more unrest? What are you trying to do as a Tory politician? Get ready for a serious backlash Prof. "

One posted: "'I'm a Rangers fan but you're an erse, stoking the flames of sectarianism. As a public figure you should resign after deleting this tweet!"

Another added: "This is an inappropriate tweet from an elected politician...you know that though and went ahead and tweeted it anyway."

While one wrote: "There goes your Tory hibs/Celtic supporters. If there is any that is!"

3 Mr Tomkins has come under fire for the tweet

And SNP MSP James Dornan said: "See you intend to stand at the next election then Adam."

But many came to the politician's defence and claimed he should be allowed to tweet about the team he supports.

They claimed people were reacting too sensitively to the post which should be taken as a joke.

One said: "Followed, shouldn't be a crime to tweet when your team wins ala Dornan and co."

3 Rangers took on Hibs at Ibrox Credit: PA:Press Association

Another wrote: "Ignore all the snowflakes, if they can't take a joke. Its always got to be misconstrued. Sad."

And a user said: "The people who are calling this out as bigotry are either snowflakes or bigoted themselves. I don’t like his party politics, but I’ll defend his right to put a GIRUY to his and my teams rivals regardless of who he is. Some people need to grow up...quickly!"

It comes after Mr Tomkins blasted Peter Lawwell after his second refusal to meet over Celtic Boys Club abuse claims.

He said a number of concerns had been raised by constituents but the Hoops chief had so far declined his meeting requests.

He also said the club's claims that Celtic BC was a separate entity 'strongly appear' to have been contradicted by recent evidence.

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Mr Dornan said: "My response was a bit tongue in cheek but basically suggested that he believes his pandering to what he perceives as a Rangers supporting unionist Tory vote will either help him get in on the regional list again or improve on his third place in the Glasgow Anniesland Constituency.

"I didn’t really see it as sectarian, more carelessness and political opportunism."

Mr Tomkins has been contacted for comment.

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