Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi has come under fire by social media users left, right and centre ever since he posted a rather crass tweet on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Monday.
The actor, who is gearing up for the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi biopic had shared a meme on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s personal life. The actor compared her relationships to election results.
Vivek Oberoi Twitter controversy: Actor APOLOGISES & DELETES ‘Salman- Aishwarya’ meme tweet
Since then, Vivek has been slammed for taking a jibe on actress’ past relationships which included Salman Khan, him and of course Abhishek Bachchan.
After his tweet, many celebrities including Sonam Kapoor shared their disgust on Vivek’s act, and now Salman Khan has reacted on the whole issue.
Salman, who was addressing media for his upcoming film Bharat, was asked about the meme shared by Vivek. Replying to which he said, “Main dhyan hi nahi deta. Pehle jaisa tweet hi nahi karta, toh memes kya dekhunga. Main kaam karoon ya comments dekhoon. Main bilkul dhyan nahi deta (I don’t bother about tweets anymore. I don’t tweet anymore the way I used to, so how can I see memes? Should I concentrate on work or should I check memes?)”
Meawhile, after sparking an outrage by sharing a controversial meme, and receiving flak from all quarters, the actor has finally apologised and deleted the tweet on Tuesday morning.
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