Rishi Kapoor slammed for 'disgusting' tweet on Hillary Clinton

Rishi Kapoor slammed for 'disgusting' tweet on Hillary Clinton

Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor is popular for his humour and witty tweets. The 63-year-old has left Twitterati in splits several times with his jokes.

This time, however, Rishi Kapoor's tweet on Hillary Clinton, who has accepted the Democratic Party's historic presidential nomination, has landed him in trouble.

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Rishi Kapoor tweeted a meme, which was apparently shared with him by Abhishek Bachchan, that has a photo of Hillary Clinton coughing. The text reads, "Monica, is this right?"

The text refers to Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern with whom Hillary Clinton's husband and former president Bill Clinton had an affair.

While sharing the meme, Rishi Kapoor wrote, "History being checked! Tx for it ABjr. If it wasn't RIGHT,it would have LEFT a bad taste."

Here's the tweet:

Twitterati were left fuming and lashed out at Rishi Kapoor for his 'distasteful' tweet.

Here's how they reacted:

Before the Hillary Clinton meme, Rishi Kapoor also took a dig at Donald Trump:

Rishi Kapoor, however, was not sorry for his tweets and hit back saying:

(Views expressed by Rishi Kapoor are his personal opinion. mid-day does not endorse it.)