Yesterday, Parineeti’s classmate slammed her for lying about being poor in childhood. Kkanoo Gupta, who said he was in the same school as Parineeti, said that she came from a very privileged background. He made a Facebook post in this relation; as soon as other schoolmates saw his post, they started bashing Parineeti.
His frustration was related to an event wherein Parineeti talked about her poor background (Childhood days) and said how she used a cycle to go to school. However, Kkanoo Gupta’s post had a different story to tell. The post created a lot of controversies on social media.
If you haven’t watched the video and don’t know the background of this story, you need to check our post here.
And here’s the post by her schoolmate!
Mixed reactions poured in from everywhere; everyone was waiting for Parineeti Chopra to speak on this matter. Finally, she broke silence and gave an explanation on Twitter. Since many people questioned her background, Parineeti had no option but to answer everyone.
Have a look at her tweet…
My statement 🙏🙂 pic.twitter.com/U3mwLUJ0So
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) May 30, 2017
Her statement reads,
“I think what I said at a martial arts event a few days ago has been misconstrued in some places, so I would like to take a moment and clarify what I meant.
As long as I was in school in Ambala my brothers and I did not have access to a car and driver to take us to school, so they took the bus and I cycled. My dad followed close behind me to ensure I reached school safely. My dad did have a car that he used for his office work but we kids did not use it for school travel. As a child I hated going on a cycle! But today I understand that he was doing it to make me independent and keep me safe.
I know I said this even that day but somehow it’s been misconstrued, about something very irrelevant about me having a car or not!! I was talking about using a car and driver to go to school thats all. The essence of what and why I was giving that example was completely lost.
I am proud to be present at a time that girls are becoming stronger with training in martial arts. If I had had such an opportunity back then, I know I would have felt much more confident!
I am responding now as I was travelling out of the country all this while. I would request everyone concerned to please not let menial things like this take precedence over what I was actually trying to say, about women’s safety and the challenges that we girls face while growing up. Thankyou!”
One thing worth noting is that Parineeti had said in the video, “”Bade hote bahut mushqile thi.. Hamare paas itne paise nahi they”. Doesn’t this imply that she was talking about being poor?
Who do you think is right here? On one hand, we have Kkanoo Gupta, who received a lot of support from his fellow schoolmates and on the other hand, we have Parineeti, who has clarified everything with her official statement.