Govinda says he has ‘suffered enough’ professionally, claims his Twitter account was hacked by people with ‘agendas’

Actor Govinda said that his Twitter account was hacked, after he was trolled for condemning the violence in Haryana.

New Delhi | Updated: August 4, 2023 12:13 PM IST

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Govinda was last seen in 2019 release Rangeela Raja. (Photo: Govinda/Instagram)

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Actor Govinda is claiming that a recent tweet posted from his account about the ongoing violence in Haryana wasn’t his doing. He said that his account was hacked, and suggested that he has been a victim of a conspiracy. He said that he barely even understands Twitter, now known as X, and has no interest in slyly rejoining politics.

Govinda served as an MP between 2004 and 2009, under the Indian National Congress. In an interview with The Times of India, the actor said that his account was ‘hacked’ and that he intends on raising the matter with the ‘Cyber Crime Police’. On Wednesday, the actor seemingly reacted to a video of mob violence in Haryana, and wrote, “What have we come down to? Shame on the people who call themselves Hindus and do such things. Aman aur shanti banaye, hum democracy hai, autocracy nahi!”

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His account was subsequently deleted, following mass trolling. On Instagram, Govinda offered a clarification. He said in a video message, “Please do not attribute this Haryana tweet to me. I haven’t done this. Somebody has hacked my account. I am just doing a complaint to cyber-crime now. I’ll look into the matter.”

In the TOI interview, Govinda said that in the past, people have conspired against him professionally, curtailing the release of his movies in certain territories and making it difficult for him to find work. “Maybe people are jealous of the love I receive,” he said, adding that he has ‘suffered enough’ and would like for people to keep him out of their ‘politics and agendas’.

Govinda was arguably the biggest Bollywood star of the 1990s, but his career took a nosedive in the last decade. Many of his contemporaries have publicly spoken about his habitual tardiness, and Govinda has hinted at a Bollywood conspiracy against him.

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