Rishi Kapoor just won’t quit, and frankly people are getting rather concerned at all the brash statements he’s so prone to making. His anti-Pakistan comments drip off his tongue all too often these days, and what better window of opportunity to pluck than the topic of conversation around Pakistan and India’s ultimate face-off at the ICC Champions Trophy Final.
He’s put his foot in his mouth so many times, everyone’s kind of lost count
Talking about taking petty to an all-time high, Rishi Kapoor tweeted a rather low-blow kinda statement about the highly anticipated Pakistan versus India match
PCB. Cricket team bhejna please.Earlier Hockey ya Kho Kho team bhejin thin. Kyon ki 18th June(Fathers Day) Baap khel raha tumhare saath lol!
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) June 15, 2017
He went on to jab Pakistanis about their lack of English speaking skills
Ye sab tum sab ko pata chalega 18 ko. He who laughs, laughs the last. O sorry angrezi Hai,tum kya samjho! Idiots https://t.co/W2Mu25NT1o
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) June 15, 2017
And then oddly enough went off on a tangent, indirectly labelling Pakistan as harboring terrorism
Achcha choddo yaar. Tum log Jeeton aur hazaaron Baar jeeton sirf Terrorism bandh kar do yaar. Mujhe haar manzoor hai. We want peace and love
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) June 15, 2017
And he’s come under a lot of fire
Terrorism isn't only from Muslims. This just shows how uneducated you are. Disappointed to see a garbage tweet like this coming from you.
— Zaid Ali (@Za1d) June 15, 2017
While forgetting that his own government has had quite a questionable past themselves…
Your own prime minister is a terrorist for killing innocent Muslims in Gujrat,also our dad is Kashmir &we can do any thing for our dad,
??❤️— Ihtisham ul Haq (@iihtishamm) June 15, 2017
Many reminded Rishi that he has Peshawar blood in him
Jin k Baap daado ko Pakistan nay paal pos k bheja ho ab woh humay dars dyngay Fathers day ka. https://t.co/HWCuXkHjyQ
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmad (@ShkhRasheed) June 15, 2017
And people were disappointed in such a well respected member of the Indian fraternity to be so offensive.
Expected some decency and maturity from an actor of your caliber. But looks like it's too much to ask. RESPECT!
— Madeeha Anwar (@MadeehaAnwar) June 15, 2017
Rishi’s comments only spurred Pakistaniyon ki jazbaati even more.
Ohh let him have fun. God Willing we'll have the last laugh InshaAllah….
— Adeel Ali Khan (@khanadeelali) June 16, 2017
And reminded him that it was Pakistan who reached the final first.
Fathers Day tou hai lekin Father sab se phely Final me phoch chukay hai
— Ajee Baig (@ajee_baig) June 15, 2017
Pakistan was born one day before India & the same way Pakistan has qualified for Final one day before India.
Baap kon?
— M.A ?? (@asad_sohail27) June 15, 2017
Stats are always important in debates like this (take note Abba)
look at records…pak has won 70 plus odi against india so far. India has won only around 50. So baap kon huwa??????
— Mudassar Salim (@SalimMudassar) June 15, 2017
14 August 1947
15 August 1947
14 June 2017
15 June 2017Father is always one step Ahead 😀#PAKvsIND #CT17
— Salman Ali rana (@SalmanAliRajpu3) June 16, 2017
However some just wanted nothing more than for fans on both sides of the border to get alike and be somewhat civil.
hahaha. Its a game. Lets not turn it into a war. Lets enjoy good cricket. Pak is on a roll and india have good team.
— Mudassar Salim (@SalimMudassar) June 15, 2017
While most were livid, there were some who were disappointed that someone they watched so ardently would say such things.
Whattay Shame to Prithviraj Kapoor family. You've stooped to the level of Sehwag?
Chintu Never expected this from you.— JB (@badnocs) June 15, 2017
Twitter wasn’t the only platform in a whirlwind, with some pointing out Rishi living in Amitabh Bachchan’s shadow,
And others urging people not to stoop to his level and ignore him.
But still others couldn’t resist recycle his words and bat out a comeback.
What do you think about Rishi’s statements?
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