As the entire country thanked the healthcare workers and servicemen who are sticking their neck out amidst the coronavirus outbreak, many celebrities, too, joined in. Cricketer Mohammad Kaif along with his family came to the balcony at 5 PM and joined the nation.

Out in the balcony to thank one and all who are leaving no stone unturned to make India Corona free. 👏🏼👏🏼🇮🇳#JantaCurfew #5baje5minute #Covid_19india pic.twitter.com/q9Lajfn1j2 — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 22, 2020

He was attacked by rabid Islamists who accused him of forgetting his roots after having earned so much money. One Islamist also attacked Kaif’s wife and questioned him whether she has not heard of Fatima Zahra, youngest daughter of Prophet Mohammad and one of his wives, Khadija.

Astakhfirullah !! Kuch daulat kya kamaliye Apne Uslam ki Talimat ko bhul gaye?? kya tumhare ghar ki khwatin Bibi Fatima Zahra RA ko nahi janti?? — Mohd Fasiuddin (@MohdFasiuddin10) March 22, 2020

He was also asked to recite namaaz to fight coronavirus.

Namaz padho tali or thali se kuch nahi hoga — Abdul Hafeez Farooqui (@farooqui_hafeez) March 22, 2020

One SK Mojaffar had a complete meltdown and said that clapping is the work of ‘beggars’ and not someone like Kaif and continued to give moral lessons to Kaif.

One SK Mojaffar had a complete meltdown on seeing Kaif’s video

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The hate continued on Instagram, too, where Kaif had shared the video.

Hate comments on Mohammad Kaif’s Instagram.

Hate comments on Kaif’s Instagram

On Thursday, in his address to nation, PM Modi had urged Indians to stay at home on Sunday and have a 14-hour Janta curfew. He had urged people to come to the balconies at 5 PM to thank the healthcare workers by clapping in appreciation while maintaining social distancing.