Don't know why people are politicising it: Vivek Oberoi on sharing 'crass' meme on Aishwarya

Reacting to the heavy criticism on social media after he shared a meme on actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's personal life, Vivek Oberoi said Monday there was much ado about a "non-issue" and people were "politicising" the post unnecessarily.

Oberoi, who reportedly dated the former Miss World in early 2000s, posted a meme with three panels, one with him, another with Salman Khan and a third with her husband Abhishek and daughter Aaradhya on Twitter.

The meme, a take on the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the results of which will be declared on Thursday, was called "crass" and "distasteful".

"Haha! creative! No politics here... just life," Oberoi captioned the photo and credited the Twitter account that shared it.

Asked about the controversy over the tweet, Oberoi told reporters he doesn't understand "why people are making a big deal about this."
"I even wrote there that there's nothing political about it. It's life and such things happen in life that you are with someone and then you move on in life."
"It's just a small meme. To take it so seriously and then give such a big reaction... The people, who are in the meme, haven't objected to it. But everyone has politicised it."
Reacting to Sonam's tweet, Oberoi said, "Sometimes people write such things on Twitter to appear cool."
"I would just tell Sonam, 'You are a good girl. I have a lot of respect and love for your father. But what you have written, to that I would like to give you a small advice. God bless you and wish you all the best in your career but please overact less on screen and overreact less on social media.'"
Oberoi said he doesn't have any issue in saying "sorry" and quipped he is an "expert in apologising."