Mother of man ‘shamed’ by Anushka-Virat fears for son’s safety

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MUMBAI: Gittanjali Elizabeth, the mother of the man shamed by actor Anushka Sharma for littering in the viral video posted by Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has hit out at the couple for exposing her son to public hate for their “cheap STUNT in the name of CLEANLINESS!”

In a long post on Instagram, she wrote, “You both posted a video for your fans n followers by VIOLATING Basic Rights to privacy & you shamed my son in the video as well in your post content. You both may be who you are in your fields, with millions of followers & all the PR backing you… You may be payed (sic) for your campaigning or maybe doing it for sheer publicity.

As a mother,I would like to state that you have not only shamed my son @arhhansingh on social media by not blurring his face, but you’ve also exposed him to unwanted hostility…. and danger from fanatics for such a small thing that you claim he has done but have no proof of anyways ? I am concerned about my sons SAFTEY !!!,” the woman wrote.

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She went on to ask them to get their own lane cleaned up and added, “You may be #AnushkaSharma or #viraatkohli in your house or on screen & the field…but on the streets you are just a citizen trying to correct another… DO IT WITH KINDNESS ….fear karma . And just FYI , he did not react badly, not coz of who you both are.. we couldnt care less,but only because he has a decent upbringing !”

In the 17-second-long clip, the Anushka can be seen scolding the man seated chauffeur-driven dark sedan, for throwing plastic on the road.

She is seen chastising, “Why are you throwing garbage on the road?” When she doesn’t get a response from the shocked passengers of another car, the actor goes on to repeat herself while also lecturing him on his responsibility as a citizen. She says, “Why are you throwing garbage on the road? Yes, Why are you throwing plastic on the road? You can’t just throw plastics on the streets. Use a dustbin.”