Twitter's "Caketarians, Vadapaverians" On Virat Kohli's "Vegetarian" Post

Virat Kohli said in a tweet: "I never claimed to be vegan. Always maintained I'm vegetarian. Take a deep breath and eat your veggies (if you want)."

Thanks to social media, details of what our favourite celebrities are wearing, where they are travelling and what they are eating are up for all of us to see. This exposure also leads to acute scrutiny of the lifestyle choices of our favourite actors and sportspersons. And now, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has found himself to be the subject of discussion on social media after he announced on Twitter that he was, in fact, a vegetarian and not a vegan. The post created quite a flutter on the microblogging platform with “vegetarian” turning into one of the top trending topics on the site. Ande kaunse ped par ugte Hain bhai ? Some of yall need to know there are different type of vegetarians. Lacto-vegetarians are common in India (mostly due to religion) lacto-Ovo vegetarian is eggs and dairy https://t.co/PA9ck8gGxP I think u should have said u r eggetarian????Btw I am CAKEetarian???????? https://t.co/LWHNS0dkar Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm https://t.co/4exqxduBGmpic.twitter.com/yuLxpjoPE1 Kohli : I'm not vegan, I'm vegetarian, peacefully eat your veggiesMeanwhile Rohit sharma: https://t.co/lA154890mopic.twitter.com/tmyKxJ1uRO Meanwhile, VadaPaverian: pic.twitter.com/HEIo3cwuNL Matlab what he does is a player becomes zero when it comes to what he eats or if he is vegan or vegetarian. Whatta world https://t.co/eBaQIHv1RV In a tweet, Mr Kohli said, "I never claimed to be vegan. Always maintained I'm vegetarian. Take a deep breath and eat your veggies (if you want)." The response came after fans pointed out that the cricketer's claim of being a vegetarian was contradicted by a post that he shared about his diet recently. During an interactive session on Instagram on Saturday, he was asked about his diet. To this, he had said that  his meals mainly comprised "lots of vegetables, some eggs, 2 cups of coffee, dal, quinoa, lots of spinach, love dosa too." Mr Kohli's tweet on the matter led to a series of funny comments on the platform. Reacting to the message, one follower asked in Hindi, “ Which tree do eggs grow on?”