'There Is No Disrespect': Dia Mirza Slams Trolls After 'Elitist' Backlash Over 5-Year-Old Son's Coconut Vendor Remark On Plastic Use
Actress and environmental activist Dia Mirza recently faced backlash after revealing how her five-year-old son, Avyaan Azaad Rekhi, schooled a coconut water delivery worker for delivering coconut water in plastic bags with plastic straws. Following her revelation, social media users criticised Dia and her son, accusing them of 'entitled arrogance' and calling the incident elitist. Reacting to the…
Actress Dia Mirza faced criticism after revealing that her five-year-old son, Avyaan, had reprimanded a coconut water vendor for using plastic bags and straws. Social media users accused Dia and her son of elitist disrespect. Dia defended herself, stating that there was no disrespect involved and that her son simply recognized and expressed her family's environmental values.
She clarified that her son had the awareness to ask the vendor to return the coconut in a non-plastic manner. Dia emphasized that the incident was about the optics created around the story and not the vendor's struggle.
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