Twitter removes Carnegie Mellon professor's post wishing Queen Elizabeth II 'an excruciating death'

Twitter removed posts from Carnegie Mellon professor Uju Anya, who expressed hope Queen Elizabeth II died painfully, after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos led a wave of condemnation for the remarks.

"I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating," wrote Anya in a now-deleted Tweet, per the Daily Mail.

Prior to her death, news broke that the queen was under medical supervision. She died on Wednesday at the age of 96, having reigned 70 years, the longest rule of any British sovereign. Anya posted prior the public announcement of the monarch's passing.

"If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star," Anya also wrote. "That wretched woman and her bloodthirsty throne have f***** generations of my ancestors on both sides of the family, and she supervised a government that sponsored the genocide my parents and siblings survived. May she die in agony."

Though the British Empire has a controversial history, Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1952 and presided over decolonization. Moreover, the sovereign has not exercised practical control over the United Kingdom's policy in centuries. A British monarch has not led troops in Battle since 1743 and has refused royal assent to legislation since 1708.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was among the most prominent voices to condemn Anya's words. "This is someone supposedly working to make the world better? I don't think so. Wow." he wrote, per the Mail. The storm of other comments were overwhelmingly condemning of Anya.

The University told the outlet that Anya's views do not represent those of the school. "Free expression is core to the mission of higher education, however, the views she shared absolutely do not represent the values of the institution, nor the standards of discourse we seek to foster," a University spokesperson said.