On Monday, Suniel Shetty was incorrectly called out for a tobacco brand commercial. While condemning Ajay, Shah Rukh Khan, and Akshay Kumar for supporting a cigarette brand, they had mistakenly tagged the actor instead of Ajay Devgn. When Suniel informed the Twitter user of his error, the latter not only apologized but also claimed to be one of his fans.
Suniel was tagged in a tweet that included a photo of a cigarette brand hoarding depicting Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, and Shah Rukh Khan. The picture was captioned, “Itne ad dekh liye iss Highway pe ki ab Gutkha khaane ka mann kar raha hai (I have seen so many ads on this highway that I feel like having some tobacco).” Commenting on the same and wrongly tagging Suniel, the Twitter user wrote, “Hey #GutkaKingsofIndia @iamsrk @akshaykumar @SunielVShetty you’re kids has to feel shame on you to lead the nation in a wrong way. Don’t lead India to cancer nation stupids.”
Suniel responded to the tweet with, “Bhai, tu apna chashma adjust kar le ya badal de (Brother, adjust your glasses or change them)” and a folded hands emoji.
Suniel was tagged instead of Ajay Devgn by a Twitter user who apologized and claimed to be a fan. “Hello @SunielVShetty. Sorry it was just mistagged and I didn’t mean to hurt you bhai, Lots of love. It should be (@ajaydevgn). As I am your fan your name ups always first in tag,” he tweeted. Suniel accepted his apology with a folded hands emoji.
Fans praised the actor for his reaction and for not endorsing a cigarette company. A fan wrote on Twitter, “Ye aam aur Shyam mein confuse ho gaya. Aur babu bhaiya wala kaam kar gaya (this guy got confused and behaved like Babu Bhaiya of Hera Pheri).” Another said, “That’s why you’re regarded as a superb human being. Fan galati se mistake kare, phir bhi reply dete ho (You reply even if a fan commits a mistake).”