Sonam Kapoor and Chetan Bhagat faced Twitterati's ire for supporting Tanmay Bhat over the controversy surrounding his video 'mocking' Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor and author Chetan Bhagat faced Twitterati's ire for supporting Tanmay Bhat over the controversy surrounding his video 'mocking' Bharat Ratna awardees Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar.
Sonam Kapoor and Chetan Bhagat
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Sonam Kapoor, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, came out in support of the comedy group All India Bakchod (AIB) co-founder-creator saying she is 'shocked' with people's 'overreaction'.
Here are her tweets:
Dear @thetanmay ,being your friend I know what you say and do is never to offend, but to make people laugh.. https://t.co/O2kFj0dhjX
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) May 31, 2016
Don't you guys think there are issues that are more important than @thetanmay snapchat jokes??? I'm in shock with this over reaction!
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) May 31, 2016
Being living legends I know @sachin_rt and @mangeshkarlata don't even know and care about what's going on!stop spewing hate on their behalf!
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) May 31, 2016
However, I stand by his right to create such content, just as I support criticism of it in public discourse!'
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) June 1, 2016
Meanwhile, Chetan Bhagat, too, voiced his opinion in support of Tanmay Bhat. Here's what he had to say:
You cannot arrest people for making jokes. Even if the jokes are bad. Really.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) May 30, 2016
Twitterati didn't quite agree with their opinion and expressed displeasure over the renowned celebrities taking Tanmay Bhat's side.
Here are some reactions:
@sonamakapoor @thetanmay @mehtahansal @kavereeb go through these tweets then say he wants to make ppl laugh...sick! pic.twitter.com/vXAs5t3Ikp
— Rajni Kalra à©´ (@rajjorani) May 31, 2016
@akshjjw @prhalfman @sonamakapoor you find this one funny too?? If yess then v sad!! pic.twitter.com/kuhQhROpVB
— Rajni Kalra à©´ (@rajjorani) May 31, 2016
@sonamakapoor would you say the same if it was your dad he was mimicking? @thetanmay @mehtahansal
— Bahadur (@my2bit) May 31, 2016
@rajjorani @sonamakapoor @thetanmay @mehtahansal @kavereeb may be MADAM sonam cud tell us what was funny about des paedophillic tweets ??
— illegal Quota IITian (@TheTalkingHead2) May 31, 2016
@chetan_bhagat Mr best selling author I hope you hv gone through all the objectionable tweets by @thetanmay before giving GYAAN..
— Asha Bisht (@AashaBisht) May 30, 2016
@chetan_bhagat these r not jokes, deliberate attempts to insult @mangeshkarlata @sachin_rt . Ask @thetanmay to do it on mother/grandmother
— Kailash Wagh (@kailashwg) May 30, 2016
@chetan_bhagat The jokes are not bad but in poor taste and using disgusting and foul language for 2 Bharat Ratna recipients is disgusting
— Sumeet Rewari (@sumsrewari) May 30, 2016
@chetan_bhagat whose definition of joke? Even one which sounds like that of a paedophile? FOE has limits. People need to learn to honor it!
— Intolerant Kalyan (@Kalyan_Chakraa) May 30, 2016
@chetan_bhagat There is a difference between making fun and doing insult.
— Kishor Barthwal (@kbarthwal) May 30, 2016
@chetan_bhagat There is a limit of everything. On freedom of expression you can't take people for granted. People are angry @ bhat bad joke.
— nawab gaurav (@Gauravsharma891) May 31, 2016
@chetan_bhagat There is a limit of everything. On freedom of expression you can't take people for granted. People are angry @ bhat bad joke.
— nawab gaurav (@Gauravsharma891) May 31, 2016
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