Karan Kundra to troll who abused gf Anusha Dandekar: 'Don't want fans like you'

Being trolled online is one of the pitfalls of being a celebrity.

A case in point is Sona Mohapatra who faced a barrage of abuse from Salman Khan fans after she called him out for making a flippant remark about rape while promoting his film Sultan.

Actress Shruti Seth was similarly attacked on social media when she expressed some criticism of prime minister Narendra Modi’s “selfie with daughters” campaign.

Most recently, Neha Dhupia was trolled when she posted a photo of the tan line surrounding her bikini strap while she was on vacation. Several derogatory remarks were made about Neha’s appearance on social media.

These examples barely skim the surface of the kind of vicious comments celebrities routinely face down on social media. While some choose to overlook such trolling, believing perhaps that responding further fuels trolls to vent their poison, others prefer smart take-downs — the virtual equivalent of the mic drop.

Virat Kohli did it just a few months ago, when he posted a picture of a wall with the word “shame” emblazoned on it, on his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Along with that simple and powerful image, Virat told those who had been attacking his rumoured girlfriend Anushka Sharma online, to back off, in no uncertain terms.

Now another celebrity has chosen to speak out against online abuse.

TV actor and presenter Karan Kundra, who is popular for his appearances on Channel V’s true youth crime show Gumrah and MTV Roadies, wrote a long post challenging a roll’s unsavoury comments about his girlfriend Anusha Dandekar.

Karan had posted a photo of Anushka and himself several days ago, to which a follower had commented in a vulgar fashion. When another follower tackled the troll, a comments war ensued.

When it came to Karan’s notice, he immediately spoke up for Anushka, and said he didn’t want followers who didn’t respect women.

Here’s Karan’s take-down of the troll, in his own words:

The image of Karan and Anushka that reportedly got the troll going: