Ram Gopal Varma targets animal lovers over SC order on stray dogs
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has lashed out at animal rights supporters who opposed the Supreme Court’s order directing the Delhi administration to move stray dogs to shelters in view of rising bite cases and rabies deaths.
In a series of posts on X, the director questioned the “selective sympathy” of dog lovers, saying it was insensitive to preach compassion to victims of dog attacks while enjoying the comfort of pets in luxury homes reported NDTV. “You weep for dogs, but not for dead humans,” he remarked.
Varma also argued that while all animals may have a right to live, it cannot come at the expense of human lives. He invited his followers to share dog attack videos with him and, in a satirical jibe, suggested that those who “worship dogs more than humans” could replace deities in temples with strays.
In another post, he wrote that if animal lovers blamed officials for the situation, they should “bite the officers and politicians on their legs.”
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
