Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most active social media users. Recently, he took to Twitter to tell his fans that how a bat entered his residence Jalsa. He further 'joked' how the coronavirus is trailing him.
He wrote: "T 3510 - Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury .. news of the hour .. BREAKING NEWS .. would you believe it ..A Bat , a चमगादर has come into my room .. in Jalsa .. on the 3rd floor .. in my Den .. badi mushkil se use bahar nikala .. Corona peecha chodh hi nahin raha !!!"
The thespian said that it was a tough job to take the bat out from the room. "Badi mushkil se use bahar nikala (It as tough to take it out)... Corona peecha chodh hi nahin raha (Corona is not leaving)," he added.
However, the tweet did not go well with his fans.
"Not in good taste sir. You have millions of followers. Still we don’t have exact process of human virus spillover. Demonising bat is last thing we want. Things we know for sure; They are pollinators. They help in pest control. Please revisit it," wrote one of twitterati.
Another wrote, "Sorry to hear this from a reputed personality. Bats are not harmful and there is no need to fear. Kindly understand that they did not spread the virus to human.The reason is still debated. By nature, most animals have got virus in their body. Pls read this..."
"We understand that you have a bit of humour in your tweet. But not all your followers will be able to understand that. We keep hearing that people have started to vilify this animal& some stray incidents of violent acts have already been reported.We already have enough to deal Slightly frowning face," wrote one of his followers.
"Sir, over 60 scientists have released a press statement that bats don't spread COVID-19. I've had bats visit, switch off lights and fans, they find their way out. Bats are amazing and important ecologically, and a lot of researchers are working on dispelling myths about them," wrote a fan of the Big B.
This is not the first time that the Bollywood Baadshah has been slammed for his jokes. Earlier too, a few of his jokes on social media hadn't landed well with his fans. On the work front, Big B will next be seen in films like 'Gulabo Sitabo', 'Brahmastra' and 'Jhund'.