‘Whatever happens on internet is not the country’s real mood’
Iqbal Khan quit Twitter last year and this month, he quit Instagram, too, as he says he didn’t have much to say. “There is nothing out there for me. I realised writing a post was not making a difference. Moreover, whatever happens on the internet is not the real mood of the country,” says the actor. He also doesn’t feel the need to work on increasing the number of followers like others.
Explaining his reasons, he says, “I am a private person and I don’t have lots of things to say, especially what people are looking for. I usually post what I want to. I am an actor but I can’t act on Instagram. There is nothing out there for me. You can’t express your opinion on social media. I also don’t get why people doing charity would want cameras to follow them? Making videos while getting vaccinated is fine as celebs are asking others to get jabbed like them. Par jo nakli hai, woh dikh jaata hai. In today’s times, people are judged for a silly post, even if they are a good person. It is our moral responsibility to be a little sensitive at this time. Flaunting privilege on social media is insensitive, like many celebrities posted their vacation photos.”
With extended lockdowns and the second wave, Khan admits that he is not concerned about anything in life as he feels that things are ”in God’s hands”.
“We’ve to get the message that nothing is in our hands! We can do our best with what we have, and the rest — lockdown, rising cases, Covid-19, work, etc. — is in God’s hands. Do our best and wait this out,” he signs off.
Today, people are judged for a silly post, even if they’re a good person. It is our responsibility to be sensitive at this time. IQBAL KHAN, Actor