Bollywood actress and former Bigg Boss contestant Pooja Bedi’s recent social media posts and her comment about the COVID 19 virus has created huge controversy among the netizens. She has been responding to twitter users who accused her of flaunting privilege. Pooja and her fiance, Maneck contractor, have been spending their time in Goa and the actress is uploading tweets of themselves from there.

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Uploading a video of herself enjoying a boat ride with her would be, Pooja asked her followers to free their mind. She said life is meant to be lived, not spent caged and masked for a year/ years in fear of a virus that it not going away. The actress also asked what would be one’s greatest regret if he/she die a day after a year of lockdown.

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“Joys of living in healthy, happy #goa. Free your mind #NoFear. Life is meant to be lived…❤ not spent caged and masked for a year/ years in fear of a virus that’s clearly not going away! If you died tomorrow after year of masking/lockdown.. what would ur greatest regret be?” caption of her post read.

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Joys of living in healthy, happy #goa .
Free your mind #NoFear
Life is meant to be lived…❤ not spent caged and masked for a year/ years in fear of a virus that's clearly not going away!
If you died tomorrow after year of masking/lockdown.. what would ur greatest regret be? pic.twitter.com/ydXG5OGsou

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) April 14, 2021

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Responding to her post, a twitter user said that people are dying of COVID complications and asked the actress to check her privilege. “What privilege. ?? Beaches are available and accessible to every individual irrespective of what u consider privilege… We have a large coastline in India. It’s only your state of mind (fearful or positive) that makes u avail the “privilege “ replied Pooja.

What privilege. ?? Beaches are available and accessible to every individual irrespective of what u consider privilege… We have a large coastline in India. It's only your state of mind (fearful or positive) that makes u avail the "privilege "

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) April 15, 2021

To an online user who asked the actress not to get a hospital bed if she tests positive of Covid, the actress replied writing “If i got covid.. I would do steam inhalation.. gargle with salt water.. rest… eat herbs & drink lots of kaada. Think positive thoughts & be happy that while I didn’t have covid I LIVED. & if I die of covid, well I’m happy I LIVED FREELY & was not stuck in a cage for a year.”

If i got covid.. I would do steam inhalation.. gargle with salt water.. rest… eat herbs & drink lots of kaada. Think positive thoughts & be happy that while I didn't have covid I LIVED. & if I die of covid, well I'm happy I LIVED FREELY & was not stuck in a cage for a year.

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) April 16, 2021

“Where are u getting these absurd stats from?” said Pooja to a follower who mentioned stats to make her realize how dangerous the virus is.

Where are u getting these absurd stats from?

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) April 16, 2021

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Check out her another reply below :

You can sneer & be as cynical as u wish! the fact remains that people have had their lives & livelihoods snatched from them thanks 2 lockdown.The stress,lack of exercise, lack of social life, lack of outdoors, livelihood challenges hav LOWERED their immunity put them MORE at risk

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) April 16, 2021

These answers from the actress has created a huge controversy among the social media users as a result of which her replies are going viral. Pooja made her acting debut in Bollywood with 1991 film Vishkanya and has acted in several other films. Nach Baliye, Bigg Boss, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, and Maa Exchange are some of the shows she took part in.