Suniel Shetty says he has never consumed tobacco- “A lot happens in the film industry, I stay away from it”

Suniel Shetty had recently reacted to a Twitter user who had wrongly tagged in him a post where the user had called out celebrities endorsing tobacco. Recently, actors like Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, and Shah Rukh Khan had faced the heat for promoting a tobacco selling brand. At an event, Suniel Shetty, while elaborating his stand on the promotion of tobacco said that he does not consume the said substance.

Asked about his tweet at a real estate event in Mumbai, Suniel said that he only offered some advice to the Twitter user who wrongly tagged him instead of Ajay Devgn. “As far as tobacco goes, I have never had it in my life. People tell me I am 60 but I am not old yet, this is the reason. People also drink alcohol, they may even live longer than me. It is said that tobacco and alcohol sell, therefore those need advertising. I think, those of us who do not want to use it, must refrain from advertising as well. A lot happens in the film industry, I stay away from it,” he said.

He added, "That does not mean I am a saint. I am neither God nor a saint, I also have shortcomings. That is why I do not like to comment. But there was a tweet saying India ko bigad rahe ho. Cancer India bana rahe ho. Bacche ko bigaad rahe ho. I only said change your number (of the glasses) or your glasses. That is the only thing I said and that, too, was only advice. I even addressed him as brother or son. Each one of us, we have our own...I do not eat too much sugar, I do not even eat much. But, I won't say I am right and the others are wrong."

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