Sonam Kapoor hits back at trolls calling her ‘privileged’

Social media termed the actor's loss into a first world problem joke

Bollywood Actor Sonam Kapoor’s luggage was recently lost by an international airline after which she complained about the matter. However, this led to the celebrity being trolled on social media in a tweet which is now deleted. A user ended up calling her heavily ‘privileged’ for complaining to the airline of recurrent mismanagement, according to Hindustan Times.

To this Sonam replied in a series of tweets saying, “Are you mental? Privilege is our parents’ hard work, who worked their entire lives to give their children everything. Why do people insist on shaming their children and their parents for it? Just pray that this doesn’t happen to your kids.”

Kapoor continued to hit harder, “I think you need to better use your time so that you can afford the same thing for your children. So they won’t have to struggle. I was taking domestic flights.” She then questioned, “Also is it okay troll someone in genuine distress, or empathy is only required of me? If you can’t handle someone taking up from themselves then you shouldn’t bully the person.”

She had earlier complained to the airlines about how they had ‘lost’ her luggage for the second time in a month. “This is the third time I’ve traveled through the airline this month and the second time they’ve lost my bags. I think I’ve learnt my lesson. I’m never flying with them again.”

The airline’s staff got back to her with an apology, “We’re sorry to hear about the delay to your luggage, Sonam. Have you been provided with a tracking reference when informed at the airport?” Sonam responded that she had been provided a tracking reference, but it had been a ‘massive inconvenience’.

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