'Apologise for what?': Vivek Oberoi defends Salman-Aishwarya meme
New Delhi, May 20: Actor Vivek Oberoi, who was criticised for posting offensive tweet featuring Aishwarya Bachchan and Salman Khan refused to apologise since he has not done anything "wrong."
"People are saying apologise, I have no problem in apologising, but tell me what wrong have I done? If I have done something wrong I will apologise. I don't think I have done anything wrong. What's wrong in it? Somebody tweeted a meme and I laughed at it," the actor, who is currently promoting his upcoming film "PM Narendra Modi", told ANI.
NCW slaps notice to Vivek Oberoi over 'distasteful' Salman-Aishwarya meme
Adding more, he said, "Those in the meme don't have a problem, but everyone else has. Kaam karne jaate hain nahi non-issues ke upar netagiri shuru kar dete hain. Didi put someone behind bars for a meme, people are I be put behind bars too. They couldn't stop my film, now they are trying this."
While the National Commission for Women has, in fact, also issued a notice to the actor demanding an explanation, The Maharashtra State Women's Commission will send in a notice too.
Oberoi
said
he
would
meet
National
Commission
for
Women,
State
Commission
for
Women
and
explain
everything.
Oberoi,
who
reportedly
dated
the
actor-former
Miss
World
in
early
2000s,
had
posted
a
meme
featuring
her
with
husband
Abhishek,
daughter
Aaradhya
and
Salman
Khan.
"Haha!
creative!
No
politics
here...
just
life," Oberoi
captioned
the
photo.
"I'd like to meet them, I'll also like to explain myself because I don't think I have done anything wrong," he said.
Many including actor Sonam Kapoor, various politicians criticised the actor.
The defiant actor, however, had some advice for Kapoor who called the meme "disgusting and classless".
"Stop overacting in your films and stop overreacting on social media. I've been working in women empowerment for 10 years now. I don't think this is hurting anyone's sentiments," Oberoi told news agency ANI.
On the work front, Vivek is now gearing up for the release of the much-talked-about PM Narendra Modi biopic. He plays the titular role of the lead character.