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Prabhas & Salman Khan's costar Tinnu Anand's message threatening to hit stray dogs with a 'hockey stick' draws flak, actor says 'This is absolutely what I meant because my...'
Veteran actor and filmmaker Tinnu Anand, who was recently seen in Prabhas starrer Salaar and Thala Ajith's Good Bad Ugly, has been garnering criticism after a message he sent threatening to hit stray dogs with a 'hockey stick' in his residential society in Mumbai went viral online. This also led to a police complaint against him.
The WhatsApp message of Tinnu Anand, which went viral online, read, 'Have come back after a horrifying shoot to be greeted by terrifying dogs barking and not knowing who to bite next… Challenge taken. Have a hockey stick to face them… am warning all dog lovers hereon… take them home OR then face my wrath… my society is given advance notice'.
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Several social media users along with celebs bashed Anand for his threatening message. Shweta Gulati commented on the post and wrote, 'Had such massive respect for this man, which is lost today. What a fool. Let's pray he gets beaten soon'. Karishma Tanna shared, 'To all those animal haters n supporting this veteran actor. It's heartbreaking and shameful to see people supporting violence against innocent dogs — and even worse, threatening to harm them. This isn't just inhuman, it's a complete failure of empathy. Animals can't speak, but we can — and we must. If you find joy in hurting or hating those who only know love and loyalty, it says more about your darkness than theirs'.
Tinnu Anand's clarification
The Ghajini and Dabangg star reacted to the hate to his way and told The Free Press Journal, 'This is absolutely what I meant because my daughter has broken her wrist and she's been treated since the last one month and it cost me ₹90,000 for her being operated twice now. Her pet dog was attacked by 3 stray dogs in our society and in trying to save her dog she fell and broke her wrist. I want to talk to these dog lovers. If they doubt these dogs so much they feed them, they look after them, then why not put a leash on them? Ask the convenience store near the society- his delivery man has been attacked twice and now they have stopped delivering because they don't want to be attacked by the dogs'.
'I'm 80 years old and if any dog attacks me, I have every right to defend myself. That is what I meant. That is what these people should have understood anyway. Everyone's got diuretic fingers, you know, moving towards the mobiles, typing away messages, which is fine with me because I'm ignoring it completely because I know what I have written. This is not the first case where dogs have attacked. There's so many cases when these incidents have happened. It's not to attack dogs, it's just to defend myself and I have every right to,' he added.
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