In the past few days, several celebrities have lashed out at the Bollywood stars who have taken up the Maldives vacation trend and flooding social media with their vacation pictures. Celebs like Shruti Haasan, Amit Sadh, Shobhaa De have lambasted the celebs vacationing in the island country for displaying their privilege and being grossly insensitive to everyone who are suffering amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has spoken about this trend and reiterate these sentiments saying his colleagues ought to have some shame.
Talking to an online portal, he said, “These entertainment celebrities posting vacation pictures at a time when the world is reeling under the worst recession. Logon ke pass khana nahin hai aur aap paise phenk rahe ho . Kuch toh sharm karo (People don’t have food to eat and these people are thowing away money. Have some shame).”
He further quipped and said, “But what else will they talk about? Acting? They will run out of steam in two minutes. In logon ne, Maldives ko tamasaha bana rakha hai. I don’t know what their arrangement is with the tourism industry. But for the sake of humanity, please keep these vacations to yourself. There is suffering everywhere. The cases of COVID are multiplying. Have a heart. Please don’t taunt those who are suffering.”
He added “As a community, we entertainers in India need to grow up.” When asked about his own holiday plans, Nawazuddin said, “No way. I am in my home town Budhana with my family. That’s my Maldives.”
(Source: Spotboye)
