Ricky Kej on Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘irresponsible’ health advice: His defense made things worse | Bollywood

Samantha Ruth Prabhu was heavily criticized for recommending hydrogen peroxide nebulization to treat viral infections. She later issued a clarification explaining her point of view. However, Grammy Award-winning music composer Ricky Kej disagrees with the statement as he feels it was irresponsible of Samantha to advocate for a medical procedure. Read also:Jwala Gutta asks Samantha Ruth Prabhu ‘will you take responsibility’ for death after actor’s advice on nebulizer

After a doctor criticized Samantha on social media calling her “health and science illiterate” for sharing alternative health treatments, the actor called him rude. At the time, Ricky had shown his support for the doctor in Samantha’s comments section.

Ricky criticizes Samantha

When Hindustan Times contacted Ricky, he said he was shocked and a little disappointed to see Samantha propagating dangerous medical practices.

“A celebrity with enormous influence was advocating a medical procedure. She was treading on dangerous ground because this particular medical treatment could also be life-threatening. It was completely irresponsible (on her part), simply because she was talking about a treatment that is life-threatening,” Ricky tells us.

He continues: “There are a lot of people who are constantly looking for alternative medicine sources because they think that traditional medicine sources don’t work. They can be very impressionable, especially when a celebrity endorses something. That’s why it’s very important that regulations are enforced very strictly so that celebrities absolutely refrain from endorsing any type of medical procedure.”

Why defend?

In fact, Ricky was perplexed when he saw her defending her initial post. “I am not naive enough to embark on an advocacy campaign for treatment. I simply made this suggestion with good intention, based on everything I have experienced and learned over the past two years,” Samantha said in her clarification note.

The international music artist was shocked when he read the message and said: “When you do it twice, it makes things worse. For me, defending the practice was wrong, but it wasn’t as bad as her defending it. She was trying to slyly put down the doctor who had reported it.”

“It didn’t make sense to me… She’s the one who has the influence and is the one who’s advocating for this cause. So she’s the one who needs to be called out. And she’s the same person who’s advocating for sugary drinks and processed dog food… Supporting those things is fine, but don’t think of yourself as someone who’s trying to advocate for health,” he says.

Stricter rules

Here, Ricky highlights the need for stricter implementation of rules and regulations to keep control over them.

“There are already regulations that define what a person cannot approve. Now these regulations must be applied very strictly. This is how people will avoid giving medical advice lightly, which could be harmful to a patient,” he concludes.

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Samantha, who has been open about her battle with myositis diagnosis, had recently spoken about the benefits of nebulising hydrogen peroxide, but the doctor, whose real name is Dr Abby Philips and who goes by the social media handle The Liver Doc, had slammed the actor for sharing false information with his fans.

Samantha shared a photo of herself using a nebulizer. “Before taking medication for a common viral infection, consider trying an alternative approach. One option is to nebulize with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and distilled water. It works like magic. Avoid unnecessary use of pills,” she wrote on Instagram. The “liver doctor” responded to the share by calling her “health and science illiterate.”

Samantha later clarified and said her post was not a paid advertisement, but that she would be more careful in the future. “It would have been kind and compassionate of him if he hadn’t been so provocative with his words, especially the part where he suggested I should be thrown in jail. Whatever. I guess that’s part of the celebrity territory,” she wrote.