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Rahul Vaidya had earlier claimed in his posts that Virat Kohli had blocked him on Instagram.
Rahul Vaidya later thanked Kohli for unblocking him.
Actor-singer Rahul Vaidya has been at the centre of a controversy for a while now, owing to his multiple comments on Virat Kohli. From calling fans of the Indian cricketer “jokers” to claiming that Kohli blocked him on Instagram, Vaidya grabbed a lot of attention with his social media activities. Now that the singer says he’s been unblocked by Kohli, Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant couldn’t resist taking a playful jab at him.
Sawant, who previously competed with Rahul Vaidya on the singing reality show Indian Idol, opened up about his thoughts on a Hindi Rush podcast. Noting that he isn’t friends with the singer, Sawant shared, “He is somebody, like I said, unnoticed. But he will never go unnoticed. So somebody who has the habit of not going unnoticed will do something to get attention.”
In response to whether Rahul Vaidya intentionally picked up Virat Kohli’s massive fan base, he added, “It can be possible, and I don’t find it relevant. I don’t find any meaning to it. Fine, if you see someone doing wrong, no matter how big there, you should speak up.”
During the conversation, Sawant claimed that a few artists actually do PR things to stay in the news. Without taking names, he quipped, “I don’t want to do any such Rahulgiri.”
Rahul Vaidya-Virat Kohli Controversy
The online feud stemmed from Virat Kohli accidentally liking a picture of Avneet Kaur, following which the cricketer issued a statement and cited Instagram’s technical issues. In the aftermath, Rahul Vaidya dropped a fierce post, claiming, “So guys, Virat Kohli has blocked me, as you all know. I think that, too, is an Instagram glitch. Virat Kohli didn’t block me. Instagram’s algorithm told Virat Kohli, ‘I’ll block Rahul Vaidya on your behalf. Right?”
Days after his controversial comments, Rahul Vaidya posted on Saturday that Virat Kohli has unblocked him on Instagram. Expressing gratitude, Vaidya called Kohli “one of the greatest batsmen.” He also addressed the criticism he and his family faced amid the backlash. Despite the ongoing exchanges between Vaidya and Kohli’s fans, no official statement has yet come from the cricketer or his team.
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