Indian fans are still in the process of getting over the loss in the World Cup semi-finals against New Zealand. However, most fans still appreciate the efforts and the sportsmanship that Team India displayed in their games. And that is why, seemingly, it’s too soon joke about this. And this was a lesson that Vivek Oberoi had to learn the hard way.
On July 12th, actor Vivek Oberoi took to Twitter, and posted a meme commenting on the status of Indian fans’ after India’s re-match with New Zealand on July 10th. The meme was a video of a practical gag, where a girl appears to be approaching the guy in the blue t-shirt for a hug, but instead hugs the man right behind him. Upon realization, the guy walks away with an awkward smile. Oberoi wrote, “This is what happened to Indian fans in the #WC semi finals!”
This is what happened to Indian fans in the #WC semi finals! #CWC19 #WorldCupSemiFinal #INDvsNZ #indiavsNewzealand pic.twitter.com/JuayObK02R
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) July 12, 2019
Clearly, Indian cricket fans took this joke in bad taste and their replies started flooding in.
Mr Oberoi, be mature otherwise people will always take you lightly .
— @m¡t v (@kvamit) July 12, 2019
A good one but a wrong situation to test your sense of humour
And replies by users are more humorous than this.— Ganesh Jain (@Ganesh96205065) July 13, 2019
Very distasteful! Coming from a person with no career of their own
— Tanisha Nigam (@tanishanigam) July 12, 2019
— رومانا (@RomanaRaza) July 13, 2019
This fits your Bollywood career…more than anything else
— CA. Ali Hussain (@CA_AliHussain) July 13, 2019
Very disgraceful Vivek from you ☹️ You have done movie #pmnarendramodi but what are you sharing on your official wall such ridiculous meems , see such a positive tweet from our prime minister for team India 🇮🇳 #GrowYourMindSet #PositiveVibes
— Hitesh Prajapati (@hitesh_qs) July 12, 2019
This is what happened to Indians in theatre while watching Narendra Modi Biopic pic.twitter.com/4KV6bsL02o
— Tiilooo 2.0 (@KasamCinemaaki) July 13, 2019
An absolutely ridiculous tweet!
— Ishita (@waste_and_chill) July 12, 2019
How old is he again ?
— Unladylike (@Sillypie20) July 13, 2019
However, some people saw the post as merely entertaining and in light humor. They requested others to see it the same way.
Agree this is what I felt… And people trolling him would have definitely felt the same.
— Prabhu (@vpr1983) July 12, 2019
It is just humour,why people take your tweet so serious , are they hypnotised??
— Er Sujeet Kumar Patel (@EasyEducation8) July 12, 2019
Its funny how most of the people here didn't get what he was trying to say.he was showing how we were so close to get a win but lost at the end. Grow up guys.
— dipu (@dipu40971669) July 12, 2019
Lol so true 😀 and few so called desh bhakths could only get furious and do raging comments on IG twitter..and feel like a patriot
— haemant acharya (@acharya_haemant) July 13, 2019
Nothing DISTASTEFUL in it , Just a joke
— sudipto (@veerhindustani) July 12, 2019
Off late, Vivek Oberoi has been sharing posts on social media that irked the masses, eventually leading to him apologizing. Do you find the meme funny, or is it receiving undue flak? What do you think?