Deepika Padukone auctions clothes she wore for funerals, her ‘fans’ come to fighting mode:
Deepika Padukone was recently in the headlines because of controversy on social media after she was found auctioning clothes that she wore during funeral ceremonies. Recently popular Twitter user Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) shared pictures from the personal website of Deepika Padukone to showcase how the actress was auctioning clothes, dating back to 2013. She wrote, “I am so shocked…my favorite Deepika Padukone has auctioned her non-couture clothes from 2013… I repeat in 2013 that she wore to different funeral events. Low blow!”.
I am so shocked.. my favourite Deepika Padukone has auctioned her non couture clothes from 2013.. I repeat 2013 that she wore to different funeral events. 😒😒
Low blow! pic.twitter.com/2vFPoVEeWV— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) August 16, 2021
As per Maya, Padukone had auctioned the dresses she wore at the condolence meet of deceased actress Jiah Khan and the father of Priyanka Chopra. This includes a ‘white kurta with white-legged pants’ and a ‘Designer pintuck Lakhnavi Kurti’ worth ₹2,700 and ₹8,000 respectively.
Who the hell buys old,second hand zara or Jhuttis for god’s sakes!!!! Rather why would you sell it and not donate this to the needy… classless! Sheesh.. pic.twitter.com/HyAbNNab1K
— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) August 16, 2021
Don’t justify this by telling me she is doing it for charity.. you cannot be reselling Zara’s .. jhoothis…10 15 year old ordinary brand clothes.. Why can’t you just give it to needy or your househelp?
— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) August 17, 2021
Later twitter also pointed out how the actress had been selling clothes worn on other occasions. She had questioned Deepika Padukone’s decision to auction them instead of donating them to a charity.
Maya asked, “Who the hell buys old, second-hand Zara or Jhuttis for god’s sakes!!!! Rather why would you sell it and not donate this to the needy… classless! Sheesh…Don’t justify this by telling me she is doing it for charity.. you cannot be reselling Zara’s .. Jhoothis…10 to 15-year-old ordinary brand clothes… Why can’t you just give it to the needy or your househelp?”
The fact that Deepika Padukone chose to sell clothes that she wore at a funeral event drew social media criticism. As per a report the actress sells her clothes (both couture and non-couture pieces) to support the ‘Live Love Laugh Foundation.
Netizens slammed her for this:
The PR team of the actress comes to the rescue:
Hahahaha my replies and mentions have Deepika’s PR activated replies… I can’t stop laughing at the DM’s and replies. https://t.co/wVp5efj3Uv
— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) August 17, 2021
Maya, the popular Twitter user who exposed how Deepika Padukone had been auctioning her funeral clothes, was soon bombarded by direct messages (DMs) and Twitter mentions. A fan of the actress named Avinash claimed that he felt lucky to ‘get his hands on a few of her wardrobe items
The Twitter user shared screenshots of a long message received from a Deepika fan. Maya got irked so much that she had to block her.
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