The director of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) reported death threats, and Abelardo de la Espriella reacted: "Whoever messes with an official in my government messes with the Tiger."

Carolina Restrepo Cañavera, the director of the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (Icbf), has formally reported three social media profiles to the Fiscalía General de la Nación following death threats made against her.

The incident drew a public reaction from Abelardo de la Espriella, who stated that anyone who interferes with a government official is directly confronting him, using the phrase "se mete con el Tigre."