Vivek Oberoi to be issued notice by women's commission over offensive meme on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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The meme compared Ash's various relationships with the various stages of elections and featured the actress with her former boyfriends Salman Khan, Oberoi and her husband Abhishek Bachchan with daughter Aradhya.
Actor Vivek Oberoi, On Monday, got criticized for posting a distasteful meme featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The meme compared Ash's various relationships with the various stages of elections and featured the actress with her former boyfriends Salman Khan, Oberoi and her husband Abhishek Bachchan with daughter Aradhya.
In the tweet, Vivek wrote, “Haha! creative! No politics here....just life.” Here, take a look.
Haha! 👍 creative! No politics here....just life 🙏😃
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) May 20, 2019
Credits : @pavansingh1985 pic.twitter.com/1rPbbXZU8T
The Maharashtra State Commission for Women, as well as the National Commison for Women, are planning to send a notice to the actor for his objectionable tweet.
Maharashtra Women Commission: Maharashtra State Commission for Woman mulling to take action against actor Vivek Oberoi on his objectionable tweet (on exit polls). pic.twitter.com/rF0sgxqnwx
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2019
This tweet is absolutely Disgusting, distasteful, and degrading a women. @NCWIndia will be serving notice to @vivekoberoi https://t.co/Np0APTMzIZ
— rekha sharma (@sharmarekha) May 20, 2019
The actor received flak from several people on Twitter including actress Sonam Kapoor.
Distasteful. Move on Mr. Oberoi https://t.co/BbLskLUoLh
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) May 20, 2019
Disgusting and classless. https://t.co/GUB7K6dAY8
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) May 20, 2019
Are you serious?!!! https://t.co/XxWU5KVZ68
— Geeta Mohan گیتا موہن गीता मोहन (@Geeta_Mohan) May 20, 2019
Cheap https://t.co/k06pGhI3gP
— Sanket संकेत (@sanket) May 20, 2019
The actor had dated Aishwarya Rai Bachchan briefly years back before the couple broke up. Oberoi married Priyanka Alva while Rai tied the knot with actor Abhishek Bachchan.
Oberoi will be seen playing PM Narendra Modi in a biopic that is scheduled to release on 24th May.