New Delhi: After she posted a video criticising him, Orry threatened to sue the content producer, with whom he rejected to shake hands at an event. Content creator Ruchika Lohiya claimed that Orry embarrassed her by snubbing her handshake in front of a huge crowd in a video that she posted on Instagram and has since gone viral.
Since it was uploaded to Instagram two days ago, Ms. Lohiya's video has received 3.9 million views. In the video, Ms. Lohiya talks about how she went to a fancy event where she met a lot of famous people, including Orry, who she called a "web sensation."
What happened between Orry & Ruchika Lokhiya
According to Ms. Lohiya, she went up to Orry and told him how much she appreciated his efforts. The influencer politely thanked her in return. But Orry's manager intervened and asked Ms. Lohiya to stop snapping pictures, which she dutifully complied with. Ms. Lohiya claims that she held out her hand for a handshake as she left.
Orry hesitantly gave her a fist bump instead of shaking her hand. “He couldn't even touch my hand," Ms Lohiya said in her video.
Ms. Lohiya and Orry are at odds over the incident and the video she made about it. In the meantime, Orry's refusal to shake hands has become a point of contention between two opposing factions in the comments section.
Orry’s clarification on the incident
Orry responded to some questions in the comments section by himself. He claimed the reason he wouldn't give her a handshake was, “I don't know what germs and s**t your hand carries."
"I am always happy to meet fans and friends, when the time permits, shoving your way to me at a public event, passing my security and disrespecting my manager, you yet got close to me and politely greeted you, don't expect strangers to touch you, you got a friendly fist bump but event that's not enough."
Orry repeatedly referred to the influencer as a "clout chaser" in various remarks.
Not only that, but he asserted that he has filed a lawsuit against Lohiya for defaming him.
"I will be filing a defamation case immediately. Legal has already been notified. CCTV will also be pulled," he wrote.
Orry, whose real name is Orhan Awatramani, has become incredibly popular on the internet due to his regular appearances with Bollywood celebs, and his prevalence in talk programmes and paparazzi images.