Indian Man Asks Selena Gomez to Chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’ in Viral Video, Here's What Happen Next

Viral Video: A Indian man requesting most famous American singer and actress Selena Gomez to chant "Jai Shree Ram" in a video has gone viral on social media.

The video, shows Selena Gomez posing for a video with the Indian man, who introduces her to the popular slogan. “Say Jai Shree Ram,” the man tells Gomez, who repeats the slogan as a question.

“Say Jai Shree Ram,” the man request, calling it “India’s best slogan.” Gomez demurs, instead smiling and saying “Thank you, honey” to her Hindu fan.

The video was shared on Instagram by photographer Pallav Paliwal, who wrote: “One of our followers met Selena Gomez and she said “Jai Shri Ram” on the occasion of Diwali .” While Paliwal claimed that the video is recent, Selena’s hairstyle, jewellery and outfit all indicate that the incident took place during the Cannes Film Festival in France last year.

Social Media Reaction:

The video has gone viral on social media and crossed lakhs of views in the process. However, reactions were largely negative, with many people calling it “embarrassing”.

“I’m a Hindu and this is embarrassing,” wrote one person on Instagram. “I am embarrassed on his behalf,” another said.

“Our religion doesn't need unnecessary foreign validation. Stop embarrassing yourself and us along with you,” an Instagram user wrote, echoing the thoughts of dozens others who said that India does not need foreign validation.

The video was also shared on X with the caption, “A Hindu man met Selena Gomez and asked her to chant “Jai Shree Ram”, only to be ignored by her.”

“I'm getting second hand embarrassment from this,” read one comment on X.