Arshad Warsi slammed for racist Coronavirus meme

The deadly new coronavirus that originated in China is spreading its tentacles to many other countries. The virus is causing panic among global residents as it has taken a toll on the health and lives of many people. In these trying times, Actor cum comedian Arshad Warsi tried to imbibe humour but failed miserably. The actor known for his iconic role of Circuit is facing the ire of netizens, due to a meme that he has shared.

Warsi has put together a meme from his film Munnabhai MBBS, and shared “steps to follow to stop Coronavirus from spreading.” He was soon slammed for it.

Check out the meme shared by Arshad Warsi here,

My friend just sent me this very valuable info… pic.twitter.com/QKAlH7rttS

— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) January 31, 2020

In the meme we can see Arshad in his role of Circuit is seen kidnapping a Chinese tourist and putting him inside an ambulance post which he is seen carrying the body of the man somewhere along with his counterparts. He has written, “steps to follow to stop Corona Virus from spreading.”

This meme soon had him facing the wrath of netizens who felt it was rascist. Some even asked him to delete it.

Here are some of the reactions of netizens:

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— Desi Stewie (@HarshKulshrest7) January 31, 2020

Delete immediately

We can’t be racist and support attacks on Chinese nationals . Most of northeasterners will be targeted because of this stupid meme ??

— NKP (@averagecitizenN) January 31, 2020

Delete immediately

We can’t be racist and support attacks on Chinese nationals . Most of northeasterners will be targeted because of this stupid meme ??

— NKP (@averagecitizenN) January 31, 2020

This is racist actually! Everywhere around people are putting notices to not let the Chinese in which is very absurd.

— Shevly Paul (@nyctanthestris) January 31, 2020

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