Urging District Magistrates (DM), Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Collectors and similar officials to accord respect and dignity to vegetable vendors and other sellers who are struggling to eke out a living amid the pandemic and its ensuing lockdown, actor Sumeet Vyas tweeted a long note on Monday, saying 'the citizens don't pay you salaries and bribes to misbehave with us'.

"Dms, Sdms, Collectors, Babusss, My dear employees in uniform. Don't cross the line, the citizens of this country including myself, don't pay you salaries and bribes to misbehave with us. People trying to sell vegetables, or run their shops for a little longer to earn a living Are not lesser individuals. [sic]"