Indian filmmaker celebrates India's loss, taunts fans

After India’s 95-run routing, renowned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma creates controversy with a series of tweets

As if India’s unceremonious exit from the World Cup after a semi-final defeat to Australia was not embarrassing enough, Ram Gopal Varma continued to add salt to the team’s open wounds with one tasteless tweet after another.

Whether in films or on social media, Ram Gopal Varma is no stranger to controversy. After India’s 95-run routing, the filmmaker expressed his happiness at India’s loss with a series of tweets, all within a span of an hour.

Ram Gopal Varma stated that he is "sooo happy" his team lost, adding that he hates the game.

I am sooooo happyyy India lost because I hate cricket..nd if there's anything I hate more than cricket then it's people who love cricket

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015

He went on to take a dig at the vast cricket fan following in India.

I hate cricket because I love my country and cricket makes my country men most non productive because they stop working and start watching

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015

Ram Gopal Varma even went on to call for divine intervention.

I wish and pray to all Gods of my country to cure my country men of this dangerous disease called cricketitis

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015

As Indian fans mourned, he continued to heap burning coals on their heads.

I wish and pray to all Gods of my country to cure my country men of this dangerous disease called cricketitis

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015

The filmmaker concluded his rant by terming addiction to cricket a "national disease".

Addiction of Alcohol and cigarettes only does limited and mostly personal harm but addiction to cricket is a national disease

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2015