Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor Justifies His ‘Don’t Buy Fake Sneakers’ Post; Says ‘I Can Surely Share My opinion’ –

Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor’s recent social media post, in which he called for an end to the wearing of fake sneakers, has generated controversy online. His comments upset a number of internet users, who accused him of having an elitist attitude. Some netizens criticized him and trolled because of his seemingly insensitive comments. Now, the actor has responded to the online criticism.

Harsh Varrdhan took to his Twitter account to react to a Twitter user who shared his post. The Twitter user took a dig at the actor and wrote, “frens can you like.. stop being poor and buy some money??!!” Responding to it, Harsh Varrdhan wrote on X (previously Twitter), “When I put this out I already knew people who don’t know people would come after me etc. But the truth is I’ve been doing this for a long time and reps (replicas) of hyped shoes are more expensive than say a pair of converse old skool vans or used air forces etc.”

He added, “I know every time I say something there will be people on social media who don’t know anything about footwear etc. going crazy but a lot of my followers are enthusiasts or are looking to collect and that’s the audience I’m speaking to. You can now continue going bonkers on here for a temporary release of joy.”

His original post on Instagram Stories read: On Instagram, Harsh Varrdhan shared a story that read, “Don’t know who needs to hear this, but please stop wearing fake sneakers… if you have a low/moderate budget there’s plenty of great options out there. Converse vans basic air force etc… if someone gets you a gift and they happen to be inauthentic you can pass them onto someone else that doesn’t know what they are and would be happy to wear… but if you are buying you’re own please do your own diligence… buy from trusted sellers…”.