Abhimanyu Dassani Calls Out Those Now 'Proud Of' Olympic Winners: Start Investing In Their Journeys
Abhimanyu Dassani was not happy with the proud congratulatory messages. The Bollywood actor took to Twitter and called out those cheering for the Olympic winner.
Last
week,
Mirabai
Chanu
ended
India's
21-year-long
wait
for
a
weightlifting
medal
at
the
Olympics
by
winning
a
silver
medal
in
the
49
kg
category.
Fans
and
celebrities
like
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Mahesh
Babu,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Varun
Dhawan
along
with
others
celebrated
Mirabai
Chanu's
win
saying
that
the
weightlifter
has
ensured
the
country
is
off
to
a
"flying
start."
However,
Abhimanyu
Dassani
was
not
happy
with
the
proud
congratulatory
messages.
The
Bollywood
actor
took
to
Twitter
and
called
out
those
cheering
for
the
Olympic
winner.
He
claimed
that
people
closest
to
the
athletes
who
have
contributed
and
are
invested
in
their
journey
are
only
allowed
to
express
pride.
He
wrote,
"To
all
the
bandwagon
clout
chasing
sports
fans
that
come
out
of
their
holes
to
be
'proud'
of
athletes
when
they
win.
Here
is
the
meaning
of
proud.
feeling
deep
pleasure
or
satisfaction
as
a
result
of
one's
own
achievements,
qualities,
or
possessions
or
those
of
someone
with
whom
one
is
CLOSELY
associated."
To
all
the
bandwagon
clout
chasing
sports
fans
that
come
out
of
their
holes
to
be
"proud"
of
athletes
when
they
win.
Here
is
the
meaning
of
proud.
In
a
subsequent
tweet,
he
asked
Indians
to
be
real
fans
and
show
support
to
athletes
before
their
big
win.
He
wrote,
"If
you
weren't
cheering
for
them
when
they
were
grinding
blood
sweat
and
tears
on
their
fields
or
in
their
gyms
You
don't
have
the
right
to
be
proud
of
them,
you
can
be
happy
for
them.
Start
investing
directly/indirectly
into
their
journeys
to
earn
that
right.
Be
a
real
fan."
If
you
werent
cheering
for
them
when
they
were
grinding
blood
sweat
and
tears
on
their
fields
or
in
their
gyms
You
dont
have
the
right
to
be
proud
of
them,
you
can
be
happy
for
them.
Start
investing
directly/indirectly
into
thier
journeys
to
earn
that
right.
Be
a
real
fan.
After
receiving
some
pushback
from
Twitter
users,
Abhimanyu
also
hit
back
with
honest
responses.
When
a
user
emphasised
on
being
a
country's
taxpayer,
he
replied,
"You
clearly
haven't
been
a
competitive
level
athlete
anywhere.
And
with
that
arrogant
thinking
I
don't
expect
you
to
understand
what
sportsmen/women
go
through.
Carefully
read
the
definition
of
proud,
again."
Meanwhile,
when
another
user
said
it's
a
proud
moment
for
the
country
he
added,
"Sure
but
instead
of
being
an
active
supporter
you
still
won't
cheer
for
the
athlete
until
they
win
something
prestigious.
That's
sad."