Actor Rupali Ganguly has addressed allegations made by a user on X (formerly Twitter) accusing her of orchestrating negative publicity against Akanksha Chamola, the wife of her Anupamaa co-star, Gaurav Khanna. The controversy began over a video in which Akanksha, while holding a cat, humorously compared kittens to human children.
In the video shared on Instagram, Akanksha says,
“Billi ke bacche insaan ke bacche se zyada acche aur mazedaar hote hai. Main batati hu kyu… Aap din bhar inhe pappi kar sakte ho, aur jab ye natak kare ya kaatne lage, toh aap inhe aise pakad ke kahi pe bhi chod sakte hai (Kittens are better and more fun than human kids. I’ll tell you why… You can kiss them all day and when they do drama or start biting you, you can hold them and drop anywhere).”
This is so disgusting how someone can do dis with innocent voiceless soul😡just 4 attention, claiming
urself as a animal lover
Imagine what she must be doing routinely with d small baby
Fun k name pay pati co actor ki insult karta hai ro patni voice less ko torture #Anupamaa pic.twitter.com/q8r5xH6W62— Sadia_Rups (@Sadia_Rups) June 14, 2024
She then demonstrated by gently placing her cat down, noting that this cannot be done with a human child.
This is so disgusting how someone can do dis with innocent voiceless soul😡just 4 attention, claiming
urself as a animal lover
Imagine what she must be doing routinely with d small baby
Fun k name pay pati co actor ki insult karta hai ro patni voice less ko torture #Anupamaa pic.twitter.com/q8r5xH6W62— Sadia_Rups (@Sadia_Rups) June 14, 2024
Backlash and Support
The video sparked criticism online, with one user reposting it and alleging that Rupali had paid for the negative portrayal of Akanksha. The user tweeted,
“@fpjindia Please make it clear how much you have been paid by @TheRupali PR team to downgrade #Gauravkhanna and his wife. You are the most cruel and disgusting for insulting #AkankshaChamola who has nothing to do with crap #Anupamaa show.”
Oh no!! This is really disgusting 😡😡 koi kaise aisa kar sakta hai ?? This is Cruelty in the name of Entertainment 🤬🤬 just imagine, reel mai yeh karte hai toh real mai kaisa behave karte honge uss kitten 🐈 ke sath 😥#Anupamaa https://t.co/uXmiGyLXcw
— Rupali_Fan Shruti (@rupsmyqueen) June 14, 2024
Rupali Ganguly’s Response
Rupali responded to the accusation on X, saying,
“Why don’t you come and meet me and then you can happily ask me this (folded hands emoji). Jai Mata Di (folded hands emoji).”
Why don’t you come and meet me and then you can happily ask me this 🙏🏻
Jai Mata Di 🙏🏻 https://t.co/18Hk8ouKu9— Rupali Ganguly (@TheRupali) June 15, 2024
She also urged her followers to focus on positivity and refrain from dragging families into online feuds. She added,
“Pulling down a vegan animal lover who has given a home to homeless fur babies will hurt the very cause of animal welfare that I so believe in!! Request you all to maintain a little kindness and decorum. #bekind.”
Requesting everyone to let the positives not be overshadowed by the negativity 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also please DONOT drag the families into the regular slamfests 🙏🏻
Pulling down a vegan animal lover who has given a home to the homeless fur babies will hurt the very cause of animal welfare that…— Rupali Ganguly (@TheRupali) June 15, 2024
Akanksha’s Statement
Akanksha expressed gratitude for Rupali’s support in an interview with Free Press Journal, stating,
“It is very sweet of Rupali to come out and support me publicly, especially when I am not even on the platform or unaware of what is happening there. Rupali knows me well and she knows how much I love animals.”
She further explained that the video was meant for fun and was not intended to promote any harmful behavior towards animals.
“I took the video down immediately after posting it when I started reading the comments. People reached out to me stating that animal abuse is at its peak and that some people may take it the wrong way and think it is okay to throw animals around and they may do it in an abusive way,”
Akanksha added.
The incident highlights the complexities of social media interactions and the importance of understanding context before making judgments. Both Rupali and Akanksha emphasized kindness and awareness, advocating for positive dialogue and animal welfare.