Twitterati slam Hrithik Roshan, Celina Jaitly for tweets on Istanbul attack

Bollywood celebrities Hrithik Roshan and Celina Jaitly's tweets on Istanbul airport attack didn't go down too well with Twitter users who have lashed out at the actors for being 'insensitive'

Bollywood celebrities Hrithik Roshan and Celina Jaitly's tweets on Istanbul airport attack didn't go down too well with Twitter users who have lashed out at the actors for being 'insensitive'.

Hrithik Roshan and Celina Jaitly

The bombing attacks in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport have left over 40 dead and over 230 injured. The attack took place on Tuesday night when three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance.

Several Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to condemn the attack and express angst.

Hrithik Roshan, who was with his kids Hrehaan and Hridhaan, had a narrow escape from the terror attack. He took to Twitter to share the news:

missed connecting flight at Istanbul n wer stuck at airport next flight ws next day,but took economy n flew out earlier. #Prayers4istanbul

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) June 28, 2016

Ws helped by d kindest staff at Istanbul arport hours ago. Shocking news. Innocents killed 4 religion.V must stand united against terrorism.

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) June 29, 2016

Celina Jaitly, too, tweeted about the fact that she was at the Istanbul airport a month ago and shared a photo of the sunset from the airport.

I transited through #istanbul airport last month on my way to #Miami to be honoured by @HMilkFoundation SHOCKED to hear about terrorattack ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u0094

— Celina Jaitly (@CelinaJaitly) June 29, 2016

Sharing my click of lovely sunset over @istanbulairport while landing.Prayers n more for all there #istanbulattack ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0092u00c2u0094 pic.twitter.com/cEp80RgGpm

— Celina Jaitly (@CelinaJaitly) June 29, 2016

Twitter, however, did not take their tweets kindly and expressed displeasure over their 'insensitive' comments.

Here are some reactions:

Oh my my.
People died and we talk of flying economy. https://t.co/3TZzIRc9JH

— Priyashmita Guha (@priyashmita) June 29, 2016

Hrithik has lost his marbles. https://t.co/zUEZo7ZPO4

— Ree (@ScrollsNInk) June 29, 2016

looking at his tweets, I think Hrithik has a peanut size brain https://t.co/C7DzQr80yi

— Superman (@gooljaar) June 29, 2016

@iHrithik whoa! you flew economy and lived to tell about it.
You brave man!#istanbul

— Grenville (@grandpandabear) June 29, 2016

@iHrithik
Oh boy!
Economy seats!
Must have been terrible.
Poor you.

— randomthoughts (@gauravlavania) June 29, 2016

@CelinaJaitly what's wrong with u? this is a moment of tragedy not an incident to milk ur share of attention.

— aJiT™ (@oartija) June 29, 2016

OK.Noted the honour.Nice way of using a tragedy to glorify yourself!u00f0u009fu0098u0088u00f0u009fu0098u0088u00f0u009fu0098u0088 https://t.co/6Sdc8QEgPU

— LEENA (@kunfaaya) June 29, 2016

@kunfaaya u00f0u009fu0091u0089u00f0u009fu008fu00bb @CelinaJaitly wants to hog some limelight ..the attempt is pathetic @HMilkFoundation

— Stuti (@StutiM26) June 29, 2016

@CelinaJaitly @HMilkFoundation
Had u been there at the airport, you could share some selfies with victims, shame on u @CelinaJaitly

— Javeed (@javeed_glt) June 29, 2016

@CelinaJaitly @HMilkFoundation oh wow you were being honored? But this is to express your shock at the terrorist act, right?

— ItsAWonderfulLife (@christeneliz) June 29, 2016

What's your take on the issue? Do you think their comments were taken out of context? Or do you think they were 'insensitive'?

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