Rohit Sharma was trending on April 13 on Twitter alongwith the hashtags of ‘Boycott Swiggy.’ The food ordering and delivery app havebeen facing criticism on social media soon after it shared a Vada Pav meme onMumbai Indian’s captain Rohit Sharma.
The meme was originally created by an IPL fan ahead ofthe Mumbai Indian vs Kolkata Knight Riders match. In the shared photograph,Rohit Sharma could be seen reaching out for food at a vada pav stall.Commenting on Hitman’s fitness Swiggy quoted the meme as, “Haters will say it'sphotoshopped”. The tweet went viral andRohit Sharma’s fan took the charge of the situation, resulting in Swiggydeleting the tweet. Fans criticized the food ordering app for disrespecting thenational player.
The users took to Twitter and said, “Running Agendas OnSocial Media, Defaming National Players. This is disrespectful to a player whoplays for India. We all should raise our voice for this Whether we are Dhonifans or any other But he plays for our country. Please don’t support this.”
Another user wrote, “This app is insulting our IndianMatchwinner…Let’s leave Rohit, Insulting any person like this is completelywrong in my opinion. Never expected this type of thing from Swiggy. For lookingfunny, They are insulting someone!!!” The user urged people to use#BoycottSwiggy in every tweet.
After being heavily criticized by Rohit Sharma fans,Twitter issued a clarification on the matter. The tweet by Swiggy read, “Aspecial message to the Hitman’s fans. We reposted a fan’s tweet in good humor.While the image was not created by us, we do admit it could’ve been wordedbetter. It was not meant to offend anyone in the least. Needless to say, we’realways with the Paltan.”