'Kuch toh sharm karo,' Nawazuddin Siddiqui lashes out at celebrities vacationing amid rising COVID cases

India reported yet another grim milestone of the highest number of daily new Covid-19 cases and deaths. A total of 3,46,786 Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, and 2,624 deaths, the highest single-day deaths so far in the country, according to the health ministry's reports on Saturday. The active cases in India stood 1,89,544  as of April 23. A total of 2,19,838 Covid infected people were recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery so far to 1,38,67,997.

While these numbers are just a glimpse of what the people in the country are going through, the lack of hospital beds and medication, and an ongoing oxygen crisis among other factors are additions to the woes of the citizens of the country.

And amid all of this, several celebrities have been snapped at airports leaving the nation either for a vacay or to meet their loved ones abroad, at the same time, urging citizens to stay indoors as a safety measure. 

Some have even gone ahead and posted photos of their holiday in the Maldives among other locations. 

Calling out the celebrities and lashing out at them for their tone-deaf behaviour when the country is facing a severe health crisis, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said in an interview to an entertainment portal that such stars should be ashamed of themselves. 

"These entertainment celebrities posting vacation pictures at a time when the world is reeling under the worst recession. …Logon ke pass khana nahin hai aur aap paise phenk rahe ho. Kuch toh sharm karo. Perhaps going on holiday is not so wrong as showing off about it?" the actor told SpotboyE in an exclusive interview. 

"But what else will they talk about? Acting? They will run out of steam in two minutes. In logon ne, Maldives ko tamasaha bana rakha hai. I don't know what their arrangement is with the tourism industry. But for the sake of humanity, please keep these vacations to yourself. There is suffering everywhere. The cases of COVID are multiplying. Have a heart. Please don't taunt those who are suffering," Nawazuddin added. 

Currently, Nawazuddin is stationed at his hometown in Bhudana.

On a related note, a number of celebrities including Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Jhanvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani among others flew to the Maldives amid the rising cases of coronavirus in India.