Meiyang Chang Reveals He Was Called ‘Corona’ By Passersby, Has A Message For Trolls

It is not quite unknown to most of us that many citizens from North East have to face discrimination and racism in their own country. Cases of racism have hit the headlines time and again, and even though a lot has changed, much is yet to change as well. Singer actor Meiyang Chang recently became the target of such racism. The Badmaash Company actor was called ‘Corona’  by two people on a bike when he went out for a jog.

Tallking about the ordeal, Meiyang told TOI, “I go for a jog every day near my house in Mumbai. The other day, two guys sped past me on a bike, screaming ‘corona’ and laughing. I wanted to scream back and hurl the choicest of gaalis, but I didn’t see any point in it. How do you punish people for their stupidity or ignorance? Over the years, I have become used to these comments and yes, they are hurtful. I try to move on and be optimistic, but it does affect you.” 

After the incident came to light, many people came in his support, but the trolls did not stop. Sharing a picture of the news on his social media profile, Meiyang wrote, “In times of crisis, some human beings devolve into the worst versions of themselves. Or may be that was them all along? Thank you @mumbaigirl14 @timesofindia for taking this message far & wide, in light of the online & public #racism & discrimination against North-East Indians & the Indian-Chinese?? And thank you everyone for your unstinting humanism & love since this article broke yesterday (or today, depending on which city you are in). I'm reading your messages and I'm so, so touched by your kind words. Let's stay united; in spirit & in philosophy. Now and always ? And to those stray trolls who are still spewing venom on my timeline; I say to you, as we would back in Bihar-Jharkhand: "भक साला, तुम तो हमारे प्यार के क़ाबिल भी नहीं हो बे! लेकिन, तुमको भी दीर्घायु भवः।" Stay safe, stay healthy everyone ❤️ Well, that’s a graceful reply, isn’t it? Check out the post here:

While the world is uniting to fight a pandemic, it is incidents like this that pose a question mark on humanity. However, we should not judge everyone because of the callous actions of a few!