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Senior actor Tinnu Anand has been facing severe backlash online after threatening to harm the stray dogs in his society with a hockey stick. The Dabangg actor recently wrote a strong notice to someone on WhatsApp, and the message surfaced online. A police complaint was also registered against him. Now, as the situation intensifies, the 80-year-old actor reacted to his message and said that dog attacks in his society have increased. He also claimed that his daughter was injured. As per a report in Hindustan Times, Aanchal Chaddha, who lives in the same society, registered a complaint in Versova, asking the police to look into the matter.
In his message, Tinnu Anand allegedly warned dog lovers in his society to take stray dogs home or face consequences. He wrote, “Have come back after a horrifying shoot to be greeted by terrifying dogs barking and not knowing who to bite next… Challenge taken. Have a hockey stick to face them… am warning all dog lovers hereon… take them home OR then face my wrath… my society is given advance notice.”
As soon as this message surfaced online, Tinnu Anand faced massive backlash. Actress Karishma Tanna also slammed him on social media and wrote, “To all those animal haters supporting this veteran actor. It’s heartbreaking and shameful to see people supporting violence against innocent dogs — and even worse, threatening to harm them. This isn’t just inhuman, it’s a complete failure of empathy. Animals can’t speak, but we can — and we must. If you find joy in hurting or hating those who only know love and loyalty, it says more about your darkness than theirs.”
Others also commented, asking for action to be taken against the senior actor. Reacting to his comment, Tinnu Anand spoke to the Free Press Journal explaining why he wrote the message. “This is absolutely what I meant because my daughter has broken her wrist and she’s been treated for the last month, and it cost me ₹90,000 for her to be operated on twice now. Her pet dog was attacked by three stray dogs in our society, and in trying to save her dog, she fell and broke her wrist. I want to talk to these dog lovers. If they doubt these dogs so much, they feed them, they look after them, then why not put a leash on them? Ask the convenience store near the society- his delivery man has been attacked twice, and now they have stopped delivering because they don’t want to be attacked by the dogs.”
He further said, “I’m 80 years old, and if any dog attacks me, I have every right to defend myself. That is what I meant. That is what these people should have understood anyway. Everyone’s got diuretic fingers, you know, moving towards the mobiles, typing away messages, which is fine with me because I’m ignoring it completely, because I know what I have written. This is not the first case where dogs have attacked. There are so many cases when these incidents have happened. It’s not to attack dogs, it’s just to defend myself, and I have every right to.”
As per the report, the police have asked the actor to also issue an apology letter.
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