Celebs who quit Twitter due to negativity and abuse after Sushant Singh Rajput's Death

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 28, 2020 12:00 PM2020-06-28T12:00:00+5:302020-06-28T12:27:32+5:30

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Salman Khan's brother-in-law and LoveYatri star Aayush Sharma, deactivated his account claiming that he didn’t sign up for the ‘nasty herd mentality.' The actor, signed off with the parting message ‘Khuda hafiz' (May God protect you) Aayush wrote, hat the limit of 280 characters for a tweet was ‘less to define a human being’ but was enough to 'spread fake news, hatred and negativity’.

'83 star Saqib Saleem revealed that he is quitting microblogging and social networking site Twitter. On quitting Twitter, the actor wrote,"When we met for the first time, you were lovely. A great platform to express feelings, gather knowledge and understand many different points of view. But, of late you seem to have gotten lost in all the hate everyone is so ready to throw at each other, a place full of bullies, a place where abusing people is a normal code of conduct."

Shashank Khaitan, director of films like Good Newwz and Dhadak, deactivated his Twitter account on Monday, calling it a 'breeding ground for hate and negativity'. Sharing his reasons for quitting Twitter, Khaitan took to Instagram to say, "Finally deleted my twitter account... I am surely inconsequential, in terms of followers and reach for the platform... but I believe every voice is important... hope such a powerful platform can evolve and reform to spread love and happiness... Praying for a peaceful world always..."

Sonakshi Sinha quit Twitter amid the rising social media trolling and bullying. The Dabangg actress deactivated her Twitter account to protect her sanity. Sonakshi shared a GIF of Amy Poehler throwing the peace out sign at an awards show. “The first step to protecting your sanity is to stay away from negativity.

Viva fame singer Neha Bhasin announced that she is quitting Twitter for 'good'. Calling it 'toxic', Neha penned two tweets and immediately deactivated her account.