Scripted tweets by Bollywood celebs spark outrage on social media

Was it a matter of pure coincidence?

Was it a matter of pure coincidence? PHOTO: TWITTER

When much-touted 4G telecom service Reliance Jio Infocomm was launched in India on December 27th, B-Town celebs took to Twitter to break the news, all eerily tweeting the same thing.

Chance occurrence, you say? No, just tons of heavy marketing through celebrity endorsements, which ultimately left many outraged.

Reliance Jio Infocomm, the second telecom venture by Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, held a launch event where Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan introduced various services offered by the brand while a number of other A-listers took to Twitter to celebrate the latest technology.




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Soon enough, #CelebratingJio started trending on the social media site with B-Town superstars all tweeted the exact same thing.

A matter of pure coincidence or paid publicity?











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Unfortunately for them, people cannot be easily fooled and soon enough many took to Twitter to voice their opinion against the 'clone' tweets:












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