Recently, Dia Mirza: The actress has been in the news for her comment that men are responsible for climate change and later, she also described how her son Avyaan scolded the coconut water seller for delivering it in a plastic bag. Now amid the backlash, Richa Chadha came out in support of Dia Mirza. Video, taken from: Soha Ali KhanThe podcast has sparked debate online, with many users calling the incident “so-called arrogance” and targeting Dia and her son.Responding to the backlash on Thursday, Richa shared a detailed post on X, suggesting that the anger reflects a larger trend of people being attacked whenever they speak out about social issues. He asked why actors were expected to remain silent, saying that such reactions explain why many avoid expressing their opinions.Reposting a note to another user, Richa wrote, **”Wonder why actors don’t speak up? (Damned if you do, damned if you don’t!) Apart from the usual messing around with the usual, brain-dead suspects, there’s this too! Of course punch up yaar, aktor ki mental health kay kya hai. kartavya hona chahiye (What about the mental health of actors? They need to feed the actors news cycle right?) Women of privilege will be shamed if they say anything outside the syllabus.He also defended Dia’s environmental work, responding to claims circulating on social media that the actor promotes sustainability while allegedly owning a Jaguar. Richa rejected the accusations and pointed to Dia’s long-standing involvement in climate-focused initiatives.He added, “Just FYI, @deespeak is involved with a bamboo paper company, (meaning no trees are cut down to make paper), and if NOT, starts a plastic recycling company that makes cool sunglasses. He also made a beautiful short on climate, it screens at PardaFaash, Mumbai, tomorrow 3.07.26. Check these things out, because if you can bully a 5 year old, you can also run a basic google search.”Richa even shared personal examples of Dia’s commitment to environmental causes, saying the actor inspired her own sustainable practices. He also denied the claim that Dia owns a Jaguar, arguing that although public figures have made mistakes in the past, this should not diminish the positive work they continue to do.In another part of her note, Richa wrote, “He gave me 1100 trees as a wedding gift and encouraged me to give trees to the Press in return when my own daughter was born. See the photos? He doesn’t have a Jaguar LOL, I’ve only seen 2 electric cars. than YT bloggers (who would give Perez Hilton a good run for his money) or maybe you – do it all year round. Those who want to do good in the world, do so at great personal cost. So please don’t discourage them, troll them properly from that super comfy armchair. Call them hypocrites because the immediate task now, right now, is to embarrass them.”For those who don’t know, the backlash started after Dia recounted an incident from her home during an appearance on Soha Ali Khan’s podcast while talking about raising her child with environmental awareness.Dia said, “Coconut doesn’t deliver coconut and nothing burns my blood more than coconut water that comes in plastic bags with plastic straws. So this boy, bichara, he doesn’t know who he is delivering. So Avyaan opened the door and he put his hand on his waist and said, ‘Bhaiya plastic me lekar aaye mein us plastic hamari g… neeche rakho aur plastic aur leke jao (Why did you put it in plastic? Plastic is not allowed in our house, put and take away the plastic).“
