Parineeti slammed by a friend for lying about being poor; issues clarification

Mumbai: Parineeti Chopra recently graced the graduation ceremony of a self-defence school, helmed by Akshay Kumar.

At the event, she spoke about her childhood days and said that they did not have money while growing up.

This was the comment made by Parineeti at the event, which outraged one of her her school friends:

"I am so touched after coming here as I am thinking about my life. I am from a very small city, Ambala. I had two brothers growing up and we had a lot of difficulties. We didn't have any money, so I used to travel by cycle, to school. We did not have a car, or even money for the bus. I used to fight with my mom and dad saying why do I have to cycle to school every day. I did not have the money to join a martial arts class during the time. I am so happy for you that you got this opportunity. Thank yourselves that you are graduating from such an institute. Make use of this knowledge and go kick some ass."

This statement didn’t go down well with one of her school friends and slammed her on Facebook.

The post read, “Parineeti Chopra Shame........ coming from a privileged background and lying through the teeth in front of camera. I guess this is what being a celebrity means. Create a fabricated sob story of no money no car etc etc. Coming from the same school I probably also remember the car her father used to have. And going to school on a cycle was a trend those days and also a privilege not every one had. My friends from CJM would probably understand the lies a bit better. (sic)”

The actress has now issued a statement on Twitter stating that her comments have been misconstrued.

The statement read, “I think what I said at a martial arts event a few days ago has been misconstrued in some places, so I would like to take a moment and clarify what I meant. As long as I was in school in Ambala my brothers and I did not have access to a car and driver to take us to school, so they took the bus and I cycled. My dad followed close behind me to ensure I reached school safely.”

The post further read, "My dad did have a car that he used for his office work but we kids did not use it for school travel. As a child I hated going on a cycle! But today I understand that he was doing it to keep me independent and keep me safe. I know I said this even that day but somehow it's being misconstrued , about something very irrelevant about me having a car or not!! I was talking about using a car and driver to go to school thats all. The essence of what and why I was giving that example was completely lost (sic)”