Ram Gopal Varma took a dig at Rajinikanth on Twitter: Here's what happened next

There will be times in your life when you’ll be flipping channels on TV, and you’ll chance upon films like Satya and Rangeela, and wonder how a talented filmmaker like Ram Gopal Varma, became one of the more controversial presences on social media (among other things). Ever since the trailer of his upcoming film Veerappan has been released, RGV has been quite active on Twitter. His latest gem, however, is about Rajinikanth. RGV posted a series of tweets calling the superstar bad looking, and then later claimed it was his way of paying compliments to him.

This man by being the biggest star ever completely destroys the notion of looks being important for stardom pic.twitter.com/YLeA7PiYRs

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 16, 2016

He is a bad looker,doesn't have 6 packs ,short with a disproportionate body n knows just 2 nd half dance movements pic.twitter.com/Ht4RROzDiG

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 16, 2016

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Nowhere in world a man who looks like this can be SuperStar .I wonder what he did to God that God did this to him pic.twitter.com/k32oXkbVmn

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 16, 2016

Rajni sir is ultimate proof that no one can ever fucking know why the audience likes what in cinema? pic.twitter.com/BqNaWKakfu

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 16, 2016

The greatest psychiatrists in the world will collapse with the challenging task of explaining the Rajni Phenomenon pic.twitter.com/1WkQXkh3bh

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 16, 2016

And here comes the gold tweet:

Some superdumb fans of Rajnikant dint even realise that I was only complimenting the superstar

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 17, 2016

After a lot of social media backlash, RGV decided that it was best he posts a series of tweets defending his statements. In true RGV style, he takes a complete U-turn, and starts tweeting praise for the superstar.

Am thrilled that @kamaalrkhan thinks I look more handsome than Rajni sir but Mr.Kamaal shud know the reality of the Great Rajni

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 18, 2016

All u dumb Rajni fans who are abusing me shud realise that I saw Rajni sirs flop films many more times than even my own hit films

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 18, 2016

The way they are misunderstanding my tweets,Rajni Sir's fans seem to be more dumber than Power Star's fans..Jai Rajni and Jai Power Star

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 18, 2016

And finally,

He is the Star of not only earthly Stars but also of the heavenly stars pic.twitter.com/z2gTVLFatE

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 19, 2016

Phew. We’ll have what he’s smoking.