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Kunal Kapoor's remark 'vegetarians are racists' triggers major backlash
Updated On: 30 December, 2025 02:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kunal Kapoor sparked backlash after calling vegetarians “racist” on Pooja Bhatt’s podcast, saying non-vegetarians feel excluded in vegetarian homes. Social media users slammed his remarks as entitled and ignorant, while some defended him as joking or misquoted
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After making controversial remarks regarding vegetarianism, actor and filmmaker Kunal Kapoor—son of the late Shashi Kapoor and uncle to Ranbir Kapoor—found himself at the center of a social media maelstrom. Many social media users have called his comments, which he made during a discussion on Pooja Bhatt`s podcast, offensive and entitled.
"I think vegetarians are racist," Kunal said simply during the conversation. "So, I`m a racist?" Pooja Bhatt asked, chuckling. He reiterated that, as a non-vegetarian, he feels left out. He claims that while he provides both vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine to his visitors at home, he is not treated equally when he visits vegetarian homes, which he considers to be unjust.
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