Current Final

‘Disgusting man’: Ram Gopal Varma slammed for making fun of Gaza genocide

Written by

News Desk

in

Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, known for his work in Hindi and Telugu cinema, has landed in hot water after a disgusting post on X comparing the festival of Diwali to Israeli genocide in Gaza.

While Diwali is celebrated as a festival of light and hope, Varma thought it was a good idea to post, “In INDIA, only one day is DIWALI and in GAZA, every day is DIWALI,” adding three fire emojis for extra effect. but it didn’t go down well at all.

People across India and beyond expressed disgust at the filmmaker’s lack of empathy. One user from India wrote, “Reason I feel proud to be a Muslim, we never celebrate genocide.” 

Another said, “Comparing a sacred festival like Deepawali with the acts in Gaza is totally wrong and unacceptable.”

Pakistani sports journalist Faizan Lakhani didn’t hold back either. He wrote, “Ram Gopal Varma’s tweet tells us everything about the moral decay of some in India. This is the most shameless thing you’ll read on X today. From flopping movies to failed humanity, this man’s fall is complete. Anyway, expecting sense from RGV was like expecting a hit film from him, won’t happen.”

Indian activist Rakhi Tripathi, daughter of Professor VK Tripathi who has been vocal about Gaza’s suffering, also called him out, writing, “You will take years to become a human. You don’t even know the difference between celebration and devastation.”

Other users echoed the outrage: “Gaza doesn’t need your dark humour. They need humanity.” Another said, “Shame on you, such an evil person you are.” One more added, “Disgusting tweet.”

The post received thousands of likes from right-wing Hindutva extremists.

Diwali stands for light over darkness, peace over hatred. Using it to joke about a genocide like Gaza is not edgy, it’s cruel.

More posts