A day after Salman Khan got five year jail term for overrunning people sleeping on the footpath and killing one – and after Bollywood came out in union to support him, often giving senseless arguments in Salman’s defense – Rishi kapoor on Thursday thrashed singer Abhijeet on Twitter. [caption id=“attachment_1781523” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Rishi Kapoor. Ibn live[/caption] On Wednesday, soon after the Salman Khan verdict was announced, Abhijeet, in a series of tasteless tweets, blamed people sleeping on footpath for their death. The worst of the lot, ‘Kutta road pe soyega kutte ki maut marega’ (If you sleep like a dog, you will die a dog’s death), has been deleted.
The tweets triggered a massive backlash and protesters assembled outside his home on Thursday, shouting slogans and tearing his posters. Today, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, slammed Abhijeet in a series of Tweets:
Ashamed of Abhijit the singer and some Ejaz Khan. Bunch of idiots and non starters. How does Times Now get these losers on Prime Time
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 6, 2015
Sorry to say but only wannabe Chamchas of Salman siding him with ridiculous support.Hum bhi well wishers hain but give logical explanations
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 6, 2015
Actor Sonakshi Sinha, whom Abhijeet had tagged in his tweets earlier also disapproved of his statements:
Abhijeet has put up a letter clarifying his comment, but there seems to be no takers for it so far: