New Delhi: Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor has now defended his remarks after being slammed for urging people not to wear 'fake sneakers'. Responding on X( formerly Twitter), Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor responded to a user's tweet which said they will 'still not buy his brother-in-law's shoes'. For those unaware, Harsh's sister and actor Sonam Kapoor is married to entrepreneur Anand Ahuja, founder of VegNonVeg, a multi-brand sneakers store.


Many users on X did not react kindly to Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor's advice to stay away from wearing knock-off sneakers. The actor's comment backfired as many called it 'elitist'.


A user wrote, "Bruh (brother) we are still not buying your brother-in-law’s shoes (sneakers from Anand Ahuja's store)." In response, the actor tweeted, "I couldn’t care less about that tbh (to be honest)."


 






The user was reacting to Harsh Varrdhan's earlier tweet, which read, “I know every time I say something there will be people on social media, who don’t know anything about footwear etc. going crazy but a lot of my followers are (sneakers emoji) enthusiasts or are looking to collect and that’s the audience I’m speaking to.”


 






Recently, Harsh Varrdhan took to his Instagram stories and wrote, "Don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop wearing fake sneakers... if you have a low/moderate budget there's plenty of great options out there. Converse vans basic air force etc... if someone gets you a gift and they happen to be inauthentic you can pass them onto someone else that doesn't know what they are and would be happy to wear... but if you are buying your own please do your own diligence... buy from trusted sellers".


He also added, "Also really hope more men/boys look into how they dress and invest well in what they wear.. again doesn't have to be expensive tons and tons of cheap options out there.. but no point wearing a really expensive pair of shoes if you don't know how to put the rest of it together tbh... It's supposed to say something about you... your tastes and preferences…"


Harsh's remark was shared by a person on X, who tweeted along with it, "Friends can you like… stop being poor and buy some money??!"