Rishi Kapoor on the FIR: Who cares about such complaints?

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor is being more in limelight lately for his controversial tweets on various topics. This time, an FIR was lodged against him by a Mumbai-based NGO, Jai Ho Foundation for sharing a nude picture of a child on Twitter. The FIR was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act with the Mumbai Cyber Police.

So when Rishi Kapoor was asked as to what he has to say to an FIR filed against him, he spoke at length with HT. He said, “I don’t even know (how) out of the blue anybody just files an FIR against you for no reason. I didn’t intentionally hurt anybody’s feeling or sentiments… When they felt I did (something) wrong, I deleted (the post) and it’s as simple as that. Today, people create a mountain out of a molehill. Such things won’t stop me from posting my opinion through photos and comments.” (Also Read: Police complaint filed against Rishi Kapoor for posting an indecent post on Twitter)

He added, “It was just (a tweet) about a child playing with his backside nude, with an earphone, and the wire up his a**… and I said this is what is happening today with all these godmen talking nonsense and getting arrested. But people made a great issue out of it. I guess they don’t have any other work. This isn’t a serious offence, that I have hurt someone’s sensibility or some personal grief has been given to somebody. Is this a democracy, or what? Can anybody file an FIR against anybody anywhere? My fans have pointed out that this photo has been doing the rounds of social media for almost two-and-a-half years. Just because I posted it, people are creating an issue. So my fans have taken up the cudgels against (the FIR). I also don’t know how my tweet is offensive to (the Jai Ho Foundation).”

He signed off by saying, “Just because we’re a celebrity, it’s blown out of proportion. This is just harassment of the celebrities. I’ve never been malicious about anything. I’ve always tried to poke fun about what’s happening.” About the legal ramifications of the police complaint, he says, “Who cares about such complaints? My lawyers are ready to take care of the situation. I don’t pay attention to such things; they keep happening all the time. People enjoy my tweets. I have so many followers who enjoy my tweets. If someone doesn’t like me, then they’re welcome to unfollow me.”

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