Farhan Akhtar snaps back at troll for calling him 'VIP brat'

Farhan Akhtar has hit back at a troll who questioned actor's out of turn vaccination at the drive-in center and called him 'VIP brat.' Farhan replied to the hater and clarified how he received the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine in Mumbai.

Hyderabad:Actor Farhan Akhtar has slammed a troll while clarifying how he received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through center in Mumbai.

On May 8, Farhan took to Twitter and shared that he got his first jab against COVID via drive-through at the Andheri sports complex in Mumbai. Soon after the actor was attacked by a number of trolls who were curious to know how he managed to get vaccinated via drive-in since the facility is for the elderly.

When several netizens slammed the 47-year-old actor for managing to get the jab at a drive-in center meant for senior citizens, Farhan hit back and clarified his stance. Questioning Farhan, a netizen tweeted, "Another VIP brat @FarOutAkhtar gets out of turn vaccination at the drive-in reserved for 60+years senior citizens...Either he is 60+, physically challenged that we do not know off, or used his status for vaccination."

Replying to this, Farhan said, "The drive-in is for 45 + .. now do something constructive for society with your time like losing your phone."

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Another user even asked Farhan to show the screenshot of booking for the slot, "If this is true then @FarOutAkhtar should clarify, show a booking screenshot. Else its the prominence over general availability and a case of prominent people having better access."

To shut down the claims of 'prominent people having better access', Farhan furnished a screenshot and wrote, "Thank you for @anubhavdps asking the logical question. This deserves a reply. Here you go .. #staysafe #staysane."

For unversed, The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on May 4 launched Maharashtra's first 'drive-in' vaccination centre at the multi-storey Kohinoor Parking Lot near the Shivaji Park in Dadar. The drive-in facility is for senior citizens, specially-abled, expectant mothers and other citizens who are not able to wait in queues at vaccination centres, said a civic official.