Ram Gopal Varma provokes Twitterati with an image of him lighting a cigarette while rest of India lights a diya : Bollywood News

Recently, Ram Gopal Varma made headlines after he tweeted that he has been tested positive for coronavirus. However, in his next tweet, the filmmaker clarified that it was April fool’s prank played by his doctor on him. The filmmaker received a lot of flak for this prank.

Ram Gopal Varma provokes Twitterati with an image of him lighting a cigarette while rest of India lights a diya

Now, once again the filmmaker has been at the centre of controversy when he shared a picture of himself lighting a cigarette at a time when people from the whole nation have been sharing photos of themselves lighting candles and diyas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested people to switch off the lights in their house for 9 minutes on April 5 at 9 pm. Ram Gopal Varma, who shared his video of lighting up a cigarette, wrote “9 PM Disclaimer: Not following Corona warnings is far more dangerous than not following government warnings on cigarette smoking”.

9 PM Disclaimer : Not following Corona warnings is far more dangerous than not following government warnings on cigarette smoking pic.twitter.com/Few9fyXhOg
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 5, 2020