Ram Gopal Varma Says He Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus; Apologises Later -Know More

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma may have gone a little too far with his April Fools Day prank. Yesterday, being 1st April, he decided to fool his fans a little by putting up a shocking tweet. On Twitter, he wrote that he has been tested positive for Coronavirus. Currently, everyone is under house arrest and is affected severely by this pandemic. Not just the health of the people, even the economy is suffering due to this quickly spreading virus. Amidst the panic like situation, this tweet of Ram Gopal Varma wasn't welcomed by fans and Twitterverse. The Filmmaker then extended his apology and said that he is sorry if he hurt anyone. 

Ram Gopal Varma started with tweeting, "My doctor just told me that I tested positive with Corona." Most of his fans figured that he is pulling an April Fools prank, many bashed him for not being sensitive about the issue. A user wrote, "You're sick if you're joking. Your virus is called mentally unstable virus". The Filmmaker then tweeted that it was just an April Fools Day joke by saying, "Sorry to disappoint, but now he tells me it’s a April Fool joke Flushed face it’s his fault and not mine." 

In his next tweet, RGV offered an apology in case his joke hurt anyone. He wrote, "Anyway I am just trying to make light of a grim situation but the joke is on me and if I dint offend anyone I sincerely apologise to them."

Earlier, Ram Gopal Varma made it to the headlines for his song Kanipinchani Purugu Corona based on novel Coronavirus. He tweeted the song with caption, “FULL SONG OF CORONAVIRUS inspired by #coronavirus. Music by @sandykeys111 , Creative Editing by @vfxrakesh , Lyriced and Edited by ME ..DON’T ENJOY."