22 July,2026 04:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ravi Kishan (Picture via Instagram)
Actor-politician Ravi Kishan recently found himself at the centre of social media attention after a video of him referring to NEET as a "newspaper" while addressing the alleged paper leak controversy went viral. The clip quickly became the subject of countless memes and online jokes, with users widely sharing and remixing the moment.
Reacting to the trolling in an exclusive conversation earlier with mid-day, Ravi had said he is well aware of the memes circulating online and often receives them from people around him.
"They are so viral in crores that even a blind person will watch it. Otherwise, people send me. They are all over the country, all internationally," he said with a laugh.
The actor added that wherever he goes, people remind him about the viral videos. "Someone said recently when I went somewhere... the most viral man in India. This is what comes about me, what is written about me these days. So, they send me. I mean, I myself go crazy. What is happening?" he shared.
Rather than being upset by the online attention, Ravi insisted that he remains completely natural and hasn't changed because of the memes.
"And I am natural. This is me. Now what people are seeing in me, I don't understand that. But this is how I am," he said.
The actor also admitted that he expects the memes to continue every time he makes a public appearance.
"So let them talk, because I will go viral again, I know that. I will be seen at the airport. How many people will I stop? I will be seen somewhere and I will go viral. I know that. These days, I am like this. So, I go viral. I still can't figure out why. There is nothing like that, I don't have any diamonds," he joked.
Ravi's recent viral NEET remark when he called NEET newspaper instead of exam paper became a talking point online. While the memes continue to flood social media, the actor appears to be taking the trolling in stride, choosing laughter over outrage and insisting that being himself is the only way he knows how to live.