The post on X featured a photo of the user smoking while holding a cup of tea.
A Bengaluru-based cardiologist, Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy, head of the interventional cardiology department at Kauvery Hospital, has lectured a social media user who called non-smokers ‘losers’ in a viral post. The post on X featured a photo of the user smoking while holding a cup of tea.
User account @sushihat3r in the caption wrote: “Hey, smokers and losers (non-smokers), what are you doing?”
Her post quickly gained popularity, garnering over a million views. However, it also sparked criticism on social media, with many users criticizing his views in the comments.
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One user commented: “When you’re connected to pipes and fluids and have COPD, I challenge you to write the exact same tweet. Nothing personal. Just don’t promote smoking as cool here.”
-Another user wrote: “Tag your parents and let them judge if you’re a loser or not. Stop before life stops you.”
“By the way, the losers are the ones who smoke, thanks,” the third user wrote.
Countering the viral post, Dr. Krishnamurthy retweeted it and shared a sobering fact: His youngest triple bypass patient was a 23-year-old woman who smoked. He highlighted the importance of a healthy lifestyle with a hashtag (#LiveHealthy) and a modification of the original post’s caption: “Be a loser (according to this lady) and live a healthy life.”
The doctor’s response struck a chord, sparking a wave of supportive comments from users. “I quit smoking after many years of struggle. I can feel the positive things in my health after this decision. People who smoke! you have nothing. to be proud of.”
“I became a loser after 36 years of smoking. Quit overnight,” another user wrote.
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