Farhan Akhtar pens an appreciation note for football player Cristiano Ronaldo, gets trolled. Here’s why

Mumbai,UPDATED: Dec 21, 2022 16:57 IST

Farhan Akhtar gets trolled for supporting Cristiano Ronaldo.

By India Today Web Desk: Farhan Akhtar has come out in support of football player Cristiano Ronaldo. The Bollywood actor has slammed the trolls who have criticised Ronaldo for his performance in the FIFA World Cup. In his appreciation post for the player, Farhan mentioned it annoys him ‘to see commentators diss him (Ronaldo) and speak of him as a has-been.’ After Akhtar shared the post, netizens trolled the actor for supporting Ronaldo, who is accused of rape. Several netizens slammed Farhan as he supported Ronaldo, despite being the founder of the initiative MARD (Men Against Rape And Discrimination).

FARHAN AKHTAR SUPPORTS RONALDO, GETS TROLLED

Farhan Akhtar shared an appreciation post for Cristiano Ronaldo on Instagram. A part of his note read, “This is a @cristiano Ronaldo appreciation post. This guy has given his life to the game, set standards of skill, athleticism and fitness that most sportspeople can only fantasise about. It’s so easy to tear someone down in a moment when they stop behaving like robots and display human emotion (sic).”

Reacting to his post, one user took to the comments section and wrote, “As the founder of the Men Against Rape and Discrimination initiative and a UN Women Goodwill ambassador, surely you are aware that Cristiano Ronaldo has been credibly accused of rape and violating the consent of a woman? This is quite disappointing coming from you (sic).”

Check out Farhan’s post and the comments below:

ON THE WORK FRONT FOR FARHAN AKHTAR

Meanwhile, on the movie front, Farhan Akhtar was last seen in Toofan with Mrunal Thakur and Paresh Rawal. Next, he will be directing a road-trip movie, Jee Le Zaraa. It features Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. The buzz is that the actor might also star in the film.

Edited By:

Nirali Kanabar

Published On:

Dec 21, 2022