Rishi Kapoor has been in the news more often for his tweets than for his movies lately. Be it bashing KRK, supporting Hillary for US president or shaming Zara’s clothing line, he has done it all, and done it with impeccable humour.
As the American presidential elections concluded and India banned its two highest denomination currency notes, it was certain that Mr Kapoor would come up with something witty.
Covering the two incidents in a single tweet, Mr Kapoor tweeted.
In the last 2 days, two of the world's largest democracies have gone from black to white.
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) November 10, 2016
Punny as it was, a lot of people were not amused by Mr Kapoor’s remark and termed it racist.
1.
isn't it racist????
— रक्षित नरदेव गुप्ता (@rakshitgupta100) November 10, 2016
2.
It's been circulating on WhatsApp and is a racist comment. Please delete as it doesn't fit a man of your stature.
— Hindoo NRI (@KanchenjungaEve) November 10, 2016
3.
So racist.
— Ish (@Phrustated) November 11, 2016
4.
what a cheap comment is this. This is racist, Does not suit you. Sound like a typical RSS ghetto mindset
— Bhupen – we shall overcome (@bksCG) November 11, 2016
5.
such a racist remark this is !
— Ranjitha Kashyap (@RanjithaKashyap) November 10, 2016
Although some people stood by him as well, praising his sense of humour.
1.
yes but the difference is, for u the transition is worth celebrating but ours is not. Our black is very beautiful, very precious
— UziShi 🌷 (@UzmaRS) November 10, 2016
2.
alwayz ur awesome sense of humour sir , kindly give at least 20% to ur son..
— Attu Tendulkar (@attu_tendulkar) November 11, 2016
3.
good one sir
— Abhimanyu Lagishetti (@alagishetti) November 11, 2016
4.
what an fact sirjee.great
— Imran R Khan (@imrankhan1661) November 10, 2016
5.
well said sir as always
— shubham verma (@shubhamv1206) November 10, 2016
So what do you think, racist or not?