Govinda: It’s been 18 years since I quit politics, I won’t sly tweet to get back into it (EXCLUSIVE) | Hindi Movie News

On Wednesday, a tweet from Govinda’s handle, condemning the communal violence in Haryana, went viral, but the account was soon found to be deactivated. Oblivious to the controversy surrounding the tweet, given his lack of active presence on the platform, the actor reacted to the fiasco on Thursday, after this journalist reached out to him.

In an exclusive conversation with Bombay Times, he said, “I don’t even know how these social media things like Twitter operate. I haven’t tweeted for ages. That was not my tweet at all. My account has been hacked and I will inform the Cyber Crime Police so that they can look into this.”

He added, “It’s been 18 years since I quit politics, I won’t slyly tweet to get back into it. This sort of fake news is dangerous as it can lead to people making assumptions about me. Mujhe Haryana mein shows na mile, kaam na mile… maybe someone has an ulterior motive. Logon ko khapta nahi aisa insaan jisko har jagah prem mile. I want people to keep me out of their politics and agendas. Na main kisike politics mein gaya, na mujhe kisika support mila. Meri films ko theatres nahi mile. I have suffered enough.”
Right after his conversation with us, Govinda posted a video on Instagram to reiterate that he didn’t post the tweet and that his Twitter account was hacked. In the video, Govinda says, “Please do not attribute this Haryana tweet to me, as I have not done this. Somebody has hacked my account. I am just doing a complaint to the cybercrime (department) now. I will look into the matter. (sic)”