Vir
Das
recently
took
to
his
social
media
handle
to
issue
a
clarification
after
he
got
brutally
trolled
for
his
'I
come
from
two
Indias'
monologue
which
went
viral
on
social
media.
Apparently
a
section
of
netizens
had
taken
offense
to
his
video
and
slammed
him
for
apparently
insulting
the
nation.
The
Delhi
Belly
actor
clarified
that
his
monologue
isn't
intended
to
insult
the
country
and
that
people
shouldn't
be
'fooled
by
edited
snippets'.
He
said
that
the
intention
behind
his
video
was
to
remind
everyone
that
India
is
a
great
country
despite
its
shortcomings.
Reacting
to
the
criticism,
Vir
wrote,
"The
video
is
a
satire
about
the
duality
of
two
very
separate
India's
that
do
different
things.
Like
any
nation
has
light
and
dark,
good
and
evil
within
it.
None
of
this
is
a
secret.
The
video
appeals
for
us
to
never
forget
that
we
are
great.
To
never
stop
focusing
on
what
makes
us
great.
It
ends
in
a
gigantic
patriotic
round
of
applause
for
a
country
we
all
love,
believe
in,
and
are
proud
of.
That
there
is
more
to
our
country
than
the
headlines,
a
deep
beauty.
That's
the
point
of
the
video
and
the
reason
for
the
applause."
He
asked
people
to
cheer
for
the
country
with
hope
and
not
'hate'
and
also
cautioned
his
followers
from
getting
misled
by
edited
snippets
of
his
video.
Vir
continued,
"Please
do
not
be
fooled
by
edited
snippets.
People
cheer
for
India
with
hope,
not
hate.
People
clap
for
India
with
respect,
not
malice.
You
cannot
sell
tickets,
earn
applause,
or
represent
great
people
with
negativity,
only
with
pride.
I
take
pride
in
my
country,
and
I
carry
that
pride
across
the
world."
He
further
added,
"To
me,
a
room
full
of
people
anywhere
in
the
world,
giving
India
an
ovation
is
pure
love.
I
ask
of
you,
the
same
thing
I
asked
of
that
audience...To
focus
on
the
light,
remember
our
greatness,
and
spread
the
love."
Speaking
about
Vir's
controversial
video,
the
six-minute
monologue
was
part
of
Vir's
recent
performance
at
the
John
F
Kennedy
Centre
in
Washington
DC.
The
actor-comedian
had
touched
topics
like
COVID-19,
rape
incidents,
price
of
petrol,
farmers'
protests
to
communism
which
has
gripped
the
country.