‘I love conspiracy nuts...’: Vir Das has the most fitting comeback to ‘mediocre’ remark

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das responded to a man on X who called him and singer Diljit Disanjh ‘medicore artists’.

On Monday (Oct 7) Kartikeya Tanna, an X user wrote, “Have you ever wondered why two very, very mediocre artists - Diljit Dosanjh and Vir Das - have suddenly been propped up to global scale fame? They’re suddenly benefiting from liaisons with top celebrities and getting gigs at top global events. Justin Trudeau went all the way to Diljit’s concert to welcome him as “guy from Punjab” (not India).”

He added, “The answer seems obvious - they’re Useful Idiots effectively tasked with denigrating India directly or indirectly (the ‘two Indias’ bit and hobnobbing with Pakistani artists, for eg). They’ve acquiesced in following a script which seeks to puncture India’s soft power and, as long as they do that, they’re reaping rewards.”

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Tanna is a U.S. immigration lawyer, and the author of ‘The Smriti Irani Story: Why She Won Amethi’.

Das also took to X and replied mentioning the post by Tanna. He wrote, “I love conspiracy nuts :-) I also love the insinuation that one has suddenly been propped up. I sell tickets, so does Diljit. I personally pay rental for every venue I book across the world, and go directly to audiences who are kind enough to come see me. I’ve done so for fifteen years.”

He added,“Mediocrity aside, my audience props me up. And when it comes to India and pride, I think my audience is mature enough to know honest conversations are the highest form of love. Cheers.”

An X user called @abhivyakti22 commented on Tanna’s post saying, “So they’re just handing over Emmys to anyone who is willing to “defame India?” One thing you’ve got to give us as Indians, we’re self-obsessed asf!”

Amongst many other comments, a user called @KhuranaBhaskar wrote, “Hahahaha! Can't fathom the success of the artists who also have an independent voice and take a stand on issues! Their success, wide acceptability, impartiality and propagation of peace go against a narrative, that is filled with hate, inappropriateness & jealousy.”

Das is going to travel across more than 30 nations for his Mindfool World Tour including Paris, Singapore and Berlin. He is also preparing to host theInternational Emmy Awardsin New York in November.

After his Dil-Luminati Tour, Dosanjh will begin his domestic tour. His concert is scheduled to be on October 26 in New Delhi. Post that he will visit Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, Chandigarh, and Guwahati.