WC 2015 IND vs AUS: ‘I am so happy India lost because I hate cricket’
Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma said Indians suffer from disease called 'cricketitis'
Mumbai: India was left emotionally bruised on Thursday when Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Team India sadly ended their World Cup campaign after losing to co-hosts Australia by 95 runs in the semifinal.
India’s winning streak at the main event saw mixed emotions sweep across the country. But here comes a very prominent Indian personality from the film fraternity who claims to be happy about Team India’s defeat at the World Cup.
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Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, one who’s known for his controversial tweets expressed his ‘happiness’ after India’s loss and his hatred for cricket also went to the extent of saying that Indians suffer from a disease called 'cricketitis'. He even took a dig at Virat Kohli as he said, "I personally like Anushka Sharma's performance much much More than the performance of whoever and whatever her boyfriend is?”
RGV’s tweets have attracted a lot of criticism across the country. Here are a series of the filmmaker’s tweets.
I am sooooo happyyy India lost because I hate cricket..nd if there's anything I hate more than cricket then it's people who love cricket
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015I hate cricket because I love my country and cricket makes my country men most non productive because they stop working and start watching
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015I wish and pray to all Gods of my country to cure my country men of this dangerous disease called cricketitis
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015I request the other countries teams to defeat Indian team again and again till it stops playing and Indians stop watching and start working
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015Addiction of Alcohol and cigarettes only does limited and mostly personal harm but addiction to cricket is a national disease
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015I love haters because hate is more spicier than love --Kant
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015I personally like Anushka Sharma's performance much much More than the performance of whoever and whatever her boyfriend is?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015However, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abullah took a dig at RGV when he sarcastically mentioned, "No wonder your movies are such block buster hits all the time."
No wonder your movies are such block buster hits all the time :-) https://t.co/r8WUm0amwQ
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 26, 2015