Recently, Ram Gopal Varma made headlines after he tweeted that he has been tested positive for coronavirus. However, in his next tweet, the filmmaker clarified that it was April fool’s prank played by his doctor on him. The filmmaker received a lot of flak for this prank.
Now, once again the filmmaker has been at the centre of controversy when he shared a picture of himself lighting a cigarette at a time when people from the whole nation have been sharing photos of themselves lighting candles and diyas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested people to switch off the lights in their house for 9 minutes on April 5 at 9 pm. Ram Gopal Varma, who shared his video of lighting up a cigarette, wrote “9 PM Disclaimer: Not following Corona warnings is far more dangerous than not following government warnings on cigarette smoking”.
This post caught the attention of the public and they called out the filmmaker for posting it.
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