There is all this buzz around Shreyas Iyer and Dhanashree Verma, the wife of Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal. The talk began when Dhanashree was spotted attending an Iftaar party with Shreyas Iyer and his sister, Srestha Iyer. Photos of the three, as well as their bonhomie at the event, started fuelling speculations and baseless gossip linking Dhanashree and Shreyas.
Adding fuel to the fire, Dhanashree had shared a picture from the party on her Instagram with affectionate captions, which some fans misinterpreted. A subset of social media users started throwing baseless accusations and jokes at the expense of the parties. But there’s no concrete evidence of an inappropriate relationship, and all these have been dismissed by those close to the parties involved.
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It isn’t the first time Dhanashree has been embroiled in rumors. Earlier, social media had speculated a drift between her and Chahal after she temporarily erased his surname from her Instagram bio. The cricketer countered the rumors, asking people not to believe false narratives as both of them have shared posts showing strong bonding between them.
Public controversy: The controversy brings up an essential issue in which public people face the problem of people digging through their private lives. As Shreyas and Dhanashree seem to hold on to their professional commitments along with personal ones, such instances create a need for responsible handling of social media to control rumor milling.
In this case also, the attention should lie more toward not being a violator of anyone’s dignity, especially when the allegations can’t be proven.