Ritvik Dhanjani speaks up on corona-shaming

MUMBAI: Ever since the lockdown has been imposed in the country, we have locked ourselves indoors to avoid the spread of the deadly virus. Ritvik Dhanjani is trying his best to stay connected with fans and pass his time well. Since the past few weeks, Ritvik has been hitting headlines for his break up with long time girlfriend Asha Negi, but the actor is currently focused on the crisis. As the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the country and its people, Ritvik voices out his opinion on corona-shaming.

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Speaking with Hindustan Times, Ritvik said, 'It isn’t easy for the ones working in pharmacies, grocery stores, the health care professionals and police officers. Some of them have been attacked and also subjected to corona-shaming.' Talking about Corona-shaming further and how people are being attacked, Asha Negi’s ex added, 'My friend (Meiyang Chang), who is Indian Chinese, was also corona-shamed when two passers-by called him coronavirus. That shows how shallow we still are as a society.'

He went on to talk about how the people testing positive for covid-19 also go through a lot of problems including societal pressure. He said, 'They are being put through this fight not just against the virus but corona-shaming as well, where people can’t be sensitive in times like these.'

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