Actor Suniel Shetty recently opened up about trolls targeting his son-in-law, cricketer KL Rahul after Team India’s loss at the 2023 World Cup final last month. He also shared that while Athiya and Rahul don’t respond to trolls, the trolling hurts him.

Suniel Shetty on trolls targeting KL Rahul

When Suniel was asked if the trolling that followed the World Cup loss hurt him, he said, “Very very much, probably more than it hurts him (KL Rahul). Probably more than my trolls hurt me. You know the way the children are. They’d never talk about anything. He says, ‘Let it be, Dad. My bat will talk.’ And it’s spoken. The faith of the people, the faith of the captain, the selectors in him said it all. So we’ve never said anything. But trust me, it hurts me ten times, a hundred times more than it would Rahul or Athiya or anybody else. As parents, only Rahul’s parents and we go through more than even (what) the kids would go through.”

When the actor was asked if it is harder when his children are trolled, even more than he is trolled, he replied, “Absolutely! And I know why it’s happening. My children have always said, ‘Dad, quiet, karma, quiet.’”

Suniel Shetty on family’s support for son-in-law KL Rahul

Suniel Shetty then opened up about how he and his wife Mana Shetty were cheering for Team India during the final. Suniel revealed that he is very superstitious and watched the match from his room and nobody was allowed to enter. He shared, “Mana and I did not step out of the house. We were in one room, nobody was allowed in the room. I have sat on the floor watching the entire Word Cup, every game, fingers crossed, legs folded, and that’s the way it has been.”

“I am a fan of KL Rahul. I was then, I am a fan of his cricket even now. He may be my son, but I am his fan. They must have lost the final, but they won every heart in this country. When I meet people, they say, ‘What a team yaar.’ Earlier it would be only about winning and losing,” he added.