This week marked a dark phase in an already desolate 2020 for the Indian entertainment industry. Amidst cash-strapped production employees and haywire release schedules, both Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor have passed away along with over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in the country. Despite this dual tragedy resulting in millions of heartbroken fans, one infamous figure has decided to sneak his way into the limelight and profit off negative publicity - and itâs none other than Deshdrohiâs Kamaal R Khan, better known as KRK.

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While the âactorâ has built a reputation over the years for trolling and attention mongering within Bollywood, heâs taken things quite far by spitting on Kapoor and Khanâs graves - leading to nearly 10,000 users calling to â#SuspendKRKâ, similar to the way Kangana Ranautâs sister Rangoli Chandel was taken off Twitter for posts calling for communal violence and unrest.

If chutiya has a face #SuspendKRK pic.twitter.com/zcx9pDfXUS

â Always_AK (@arshi_ka) April 30, 2020

KRKâs first opportunistic tweet arose last night, as reports surfaced on Rishi Kapoorâs admittance to Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. Referencing the actorâs earlier statement regarding the temporary opening of liquor stores during the lockdown period. 

Granted - while the actor has had a long, public history of alcohol abuse that potentially led to Neetu Singhâs domestic violence allegations in 1997, several felt that KRKâs tweet was designed to profit off Kapoorâs eventual demise this morning.

I would like to file a complaint against this moron @PuneCityPolice @MumbaiPolice @BJP4Delhi #SuspendKRK pic.twitter.com/GX3KoxjiIH

â ðªðððððððððð ð¶ (@SohailFaarzeni) April 30, 2020

Following both deaths, KRK then went on to add fuel to the fire, claiming that he âknew Irrfan and Rishi will go.â Even more outrageous was his claim that he knew who was the ânextâ in line. 

I wonât die because of anybodyâs wish and I wonât remain alive because of anybodyâs wish. So I donât mind if millions of people also pray for my death. Death doesnât ask anyone before to come. Death comes to take everyone exactly at the right time. Divya Bharti dead at 19Yrs only

â KRK (@kamaalrkhan) April 30, 2020

As massive backlash began to flare up against him, he began to defend his statements by claiming that âdeath comes to take everyone exactly at the right timeâ - before using Divya Bhartiâs tragic and controversial death in 1993 as a deflection in support of his argument.

Naturally, literally no one was buying it. Within hours, #SuspendKRK surged to over 20 thousand tweets and counting, many of which attacked the troll for his insensitive remarks and unwelcome comments.

Sad that @Twitter giving a plaform to such an idiot who is wishing bad on someone's death and always abusing and trolling people...Suspend him asap...He really dont deserve this platform..

#SuspendKRK pic.twitter.com/MDDgCJclHz

â BeingHonest (@Itsss_Shivam) April 30, 2020

Dear @Twitter @TwitterSupport

Chek this I'd @kamaalrkhan
He's spelling poision against everyone. He's harrasing people and making environment of twitter very uncomfortable. Plz take his I'd down..#SuspendKRK

â Most Wantedâï¸Krish (@krish_is_Devil) April 30, 2020

If i still see my mutuals following this crap shit till tomorrow

I m gonna wipe them out from my list

This person is disgusting ð¤®

Unfollow this garbage @kamaalrkhan#SuspendKRK pic.twitter.com/GedxTYKX36

â Abdul Shoaib(beast01) (@ShoaibBeast01) April 30, 2020

Despite thousands of posts demanding that KRK be taken off Twitter, itâs worth noting that the guy has over 5.2 million followers on the social media platform - and given Twitterâs reputation for toxic feuds, his behaviour was as much a source of anger for some as it was entertainment for others. 

In his own defense, this is what he ultimately had to say.

Actually, it should be very simple that if you donât like my thoughts, then donât follow me. Because I donât ask you people to follow me neither follow you back. But you people are hypocrites who do follow me and want me to tweet ur thoughts instead of mine.

â KRK (@kamaalrkhan) April 30, 2020

He might have been worth a few laughs for his cringeworthy film appearances and film reviews, but perhaps this kind of attention mongering isnât worth a public presence on Twitter.

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