Milind Soman makes a powerful statement, quits TikTok to #BoycottChineseProducts

The actor-model shared Sonam Wangchuk video to inform his fans about the decision.

By ET Online and Agencies | May 30, 2020, 05.22 PM IST

Milind Soman's fans lauded his decision to quit TikTok.

NEW DELHI: Actor-model Milind Soman has made a powerful statement. The fitness enthusiast has quit Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok.

Using the hashtag - #BoycottChineseProducts, the 54-year-old took to Twitter to confirm that he is no longer on the mobile-based app. Along with his post, he shared a short video by Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired Aamir Khan's character 'Phunsukh Wangdu' in the 2009 movie '3 Idiots'.

Am no longer on tiktok. #BoycottChineseProducts https://t.co/QEqCGza9j7
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) 1590764480000

In the 44-second-long video, Wangchuk urged Indians to show their power of wallet. He pointed out that Chinese earns nearly Rs 5 lakh crore through its businesses every year from India. He also that China further uses this money to boost their military and kill Indian soldiers.

Wangchuk video came in after reports of ongoing military stand-off at the India-Sino border in Ladakh.

Soman's over 91,000 Twitter followers lauded his decision to quit TikTok. In less than a day, his post was retweeted over 21K times and liked by over 59K people.

The situation in eastern Ladakh deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off on the evening of May 5 which spilled over to the next day before the two sides agreed to "disengage". However, the standoff continued.

The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in north Sikkim on May 9.

The troops of India and China were engaged in a 73-day stand-off in Doklam tri-junction in 2017 which even triggered fears of a war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long LAC. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it.

Both sides have been asserting that pending the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas.

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