Rakul Preet Singh Calls Out Obsession Over Virat Kohli’s ‘Like’ On Avneet Kaur’s Post: 'So Jobless'

Actor Rakul Preet Singh has talked about the buzz surrounding Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's like on Avneet Kaur's Instagram post.

Rakul Preet Singh remarked that people spend an excessive amount of time on social media tracking celebs.

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New Delhi: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's "like" on actress Avneet Kaur's post recently caused quite a stir online. Now, in a discussion on Shubhankar Mishra's podcast, Rakul Preet Singh expressed her shock at the attention the incident received and criticised the "jobless" nature of such gossip.

Rakul pointed out that Avneet Kaur’s Instagram followers shot up by 2 million after Virat’s like, but questioned why anyone would care. “Too sad yaar. That is too sad. Hum bohot vele hain (we are so jobless), that we even know that his like increased 2 million followers for her. How does it matter if he liked or didn’t or it happened by mistake?” the actress said.

She went on to say that unintentional likes and unfollows are frequent on Instagram.  “It often happens on Instagram that you unfollow friends by mistake. It’s so sad that just because he’s a celebrity, what he likes, doesn’t like turns into news,” she said.

Rakul also addressed the scrutiny public figures face, saying, “That is a very personal decision. I think when you are a celebrity at Virat’s level, everything that you do comes under the scanner.”

Virat Kohli liked Avneet Kaur's photo

The buzz began after eagle-eyed social media users noticed Indian cricketer Virat Kohli’s verified account among the likes on a post featuring actress Avneet Kaur. As speculation and online chatter grew, Kohli addressed the situation directly through his Instagram Stories.

"I'd like to clarify that while clearing my feed, it appears the algorithm may have mistakenly registered an interaction. There was absolutely no intent behind it. I request that no unnecessary assumptions be made. Thank you for your understanding," he wrote, putting an end to the rising speculation.