Omi Vaidya slams the US government; says, “People are more focused on making money than saving lives”

Omi Vaidya aka Chatur of ‘3 Idiots’ is currently under lockdown in Washington DC. He recently spoke to Hindustan Times and said that over there the lockdown is not like India as it is starting to open up.

He told the publication, “It’s starting to open up here, because this country is run by capitalism, so people in power are a little bit more focused on making money, than lives sometimes. But it’s okay, there are only a couple of big hotspots — DC, New York, LA, there the rates are still high of cases. Luckily, these are also places where professional and intelligent people live, so most are following rules.”

He also said that everyone is at equal risk in this pandemic. “This virus doesn’t care who you are, or which state or country you are from. It’s something the globe, we as a species, really need to come together. If one country does this, and the other doesn’t, it’s just not going to work. If one person follows rules, the other doesn’t, both will suffer. It’s actually a test of us humans, whether we can all work together for the first time. There are going to be worse things coming up, God knows what is going to happen with climate change,” said Omi.

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Omi said that in his area they have opened up boating and can go to outdoor venues, but more than 10 people can’t congregate. He added, “I am lucky I work here, and have another job other than the film industry. My job is one where I can do it virtually, so can my wife. But the unlucky ones are the essential workers, like in grocery stores. Those people tend to be ones who don’t make much money, they don’t have the ability to say ‘no, I won’t go’ because they can’t afford the rents. People want to be alive, and at the same time, put food in their family’s stomachs. I am the lucky one.”

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