On the day of Diwali, the most auspicious festival for most Hindus and an occasion marking the return of Maryada Purshottam Ram to Ayodhya from Vanvaas, various celebrities turn to social media platforms not only to wish Hindus, but also preach on how the festival should or shouldn’t. be celebrated. Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, posted a similar message.
Happy Diwali 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/USLnZnMwzT
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 14, 2020
In the 18 second video, Virat Kohli said, “A very happy Diwali from me for you and your families. May God bless you with peace, prosperity and happiness this Diwali. Remember not to burst cookies, protect the environment, and have fun at home with your loved ones with a simple Diya and sweets on this auspicious occasion. God bless you all. Beware”.
In a World Cup winning feat, because let’s face it, he’s not winning a lot of those these days, Virat Kohli gave a masterclass on how Hindu p * ss in 18 seconds.
Diwali is an auspicious occasion where every year, celebrities self-righteous tell Hindus how they should or shouldn’t celebrate their festival and how they should protect the environment. This, while driving in expensive gas-guzzling SUVs, taking chartered flights around the world, playing fields that have been made after cutting multiple trees, using the air conditioning, and of course the list is endless.
While Hindus have long taken such preaching in bed, holiness is aging and Hindus seem to lose patience.
As soon as Virat Kohli tweeted the video, various netizens proceeded to berate Kohli and point out his own hypocrisy.
While Virat Kohli may not have intentionally won the IPL series this season to ensure that crackers are not broken and the environment is protected, one netizen noted that Virat Kohli does not seem to care when crackers are broken in IPL. end.
This guy just had Firecracker full of IPL ending.
You are telling us how to celebrate, did you say the same to the BCCI or IPL organizers? https://t.co/ZciPl6lK0j
– Aashish (@kashmiriRefuge) November 14, 2020
Some others pointed out how Kohli owns a fleet of luxury cars like Bentley, Audi, etc. that consume gasoline and do more harm to the environment than cookies on Diwali.
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT https://t.co/BTgm4Z4RfY pic.twitter.com/enC8gkRwIq
– Pranjal (@Singhalsome) November 14, 2020
I will travel in chartered planes, I will have hundreds of fuel-consuming cars, the ACs will be on in my house all year long. But you, you must not celebrate your festival properly. Oh, and happy Diwali.#BallPellGyaanNahi https://t.co/58krdj1lYt
– Ash Aro (@Logictriumphs) November 14, 2020
Others noted that the cricket field he plays on requires trees to be cut down in order for it to become a field.
Cricket grounds do not require cutting down trees. Water is not wasted. IPL does not pop cookies. Cars, team buses and ✈️do not use fossil fuels. Marriages n adv don’t pop cookies. Products backed by others green. Environment destroyed only due to 2 explosive cookies on Diwali https://t.co/Wrr0d2PLWT
– Communalist Hindu (@ Bauddhika108) November 14, 2020
Netizens pointed out how cookies popped while his wife was performing, and he didn’t seem to mind much.
Ok https://t.co/43pswzSdFR pic.twitter.com/DpFFVUZT2f
– ABHISHEK SEMWAL ︎ ︎ (@Abhiisshhek) November 14, 2020
Netizens, in particular, were simply not happy with Kohli.
In an 18 second video he manages to give a lecture on not popping cookies and ends it with “God bless you.” Https://t.co/KblzKrANXt
– Raivata (@bhimpandav) November 14, 2020
You play cricket, we gave you love, adulation, status, endorsement and recognition.
NEVER, NEVER make the mistake of imagining that you are a Hindu social, religious, or thought leader.
Stop preaching, you don’t have the credentials for it. https://t.co/pNJajfkBsg– Nisheeth Sharan (@nisheethsharan) November 14, 2020
Now even he has also joined this category of people who give morality lessons during #festivals.
Cricket captains from other countries are proud of the cultures of their respective countries, but he wants to dictate to others how to celebrate the festivals. How ridiculous https://t.co/z6A5LyuEvu
– # SacheinSathyajithNair🇮🇳 (@ SacheinS2606) November 14, 2020
Let’s call things by their name. This man Kohli has no guts to tell people to stop sacrificing animals for some festival, but he will only tell me to stop using cookies because animals are afraid of sound. So fear the sound of animals >>>>>> Life.
This awakening is a disease. https://t.co/ll9VLbspny– Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) November 14, 2020
Perhaps it’s time for celebrities to understand that whether they are Bollywood entertainers or cricketers, they receive adulation and admiration for their craft, yet to assume that they can preach to people and get away with it is to expect a little too long.
