Sara Tendulkar, daughter of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, found herself at the center of a controversy while on holiday in Goa. She is being trolled based on a viral video.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Sara is seen walking with her friends with a bottle in her hand, which netizens claimed is a beer bottle.
Sara was reportedly walking near Arossim Beach in Goa.
The alleged bottle of alcohol in Sara’s hand sparked a massive trolling spree on the internet, with netizens firing shots at her and comparing it to her father’s stance on tobacco and alcohol.
What is Sachin Tendulkar’s attitude towards alcohol?
For years, Sachin Tendulkar has maintained a “I will never promote alcohol and tobacco” stance. Explaining the logic behind his strict stance, Sachin said it was a promise he made to his father.
“He told me that I was a role model and a lot of people would follow what I was doing. That’s why I never endorsed tobacco products or alcohol,” Sachin said, revealing that in the 1990s there was no sticker on his bat, while everyone else in the team had one – because two brands in particular: Wills and Four Square.
“I didn’t break my promise to my father by not endorsing these brands. I got many offers from them to endorse their brand by wearing their sticker on my bat, but I didn’t want to promote it all,” Sachin said. “I stayed away from these two things and never broke my promise to my father.
Here’s what netizens had to say:
Social media users have trolled Sara Tendulkar for “not being true to her father’s idols”, with some even going as far as accusing the former cricketer of bad parenting.
“Sachin Tendulkar never promoted things like tobacco, cigarettes, pan masala and alcohol. But he couldn’t keep his daughter sara tendulkar away from addiction,” the user said.
Another added: “Her father is one of the few great cricketers and a teetotaler too. But he failed to inculcate good values in his daughter. Shame!”
However, several users came to Sara’s defense and said, “What kind of brain dead mentality is this? How come Sara has a beer equivalent to Tendulkar promoting alcohol? And daughter can’t have a drink?”
“Draging Sara Tendulkar over a viral clip is the height of hypocrisy. She is a private person, not a moral contract signed by her father’s endorsement. Supervising young women’s lives while ignoring real issues is a real addiction,” another user said.
