I am angry. Why do you equate food with religion?? I am a beef eating Hindu. Does that mean I am less God fearing then a non eater? Think!! â rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 15,

Knew this would go wrong!When did I say I have "Gau Maas"and I kill cows? Yes I eat beef where cattle are bred for food legally Not in India â rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 16,

Sab gaali aur khaffa ho gaye? Meri baat to sunte. Khair sabko block kar diya who abused me. Not fair to me Hindu Sabha!! Correct them Plz â rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 19, 2015

Yes I ate cattle specially bred elsewhere in the world for food like millions like me not killing Gau Maa. Never ever did that here. Sad! â rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 19, 2015

Fed up fed up! When did I say cow slaughter or gau Maas khata hoon. Ye aapne socha aisa maine naheen kaha. Do waqt ki puja karta hoon main â rishi kapoor (@chintskap) March 19, 2015

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor is in the midst of a Twitter controversy following his posts on beef. The actor tweeted about exercising a personal choice and keeping religion out of meal choices and politics, leading to a strong reaction from both sides â those who see beef as a non-issue and those who feel strongly against it. It compelled the actor to qualify and clarify his stand on the issue in multiple tweets through much of Monday as well as Tuesday. He was still replying to some tweets on the issue on Wednesday.It all began with this tweet posted on Sunday from his handle @chintkaps: âI am angry. Why do you equate food with religion?? I am a beef eating Hindu. Does that mean I am less God fearing then a non eater? Think!!â. This got 416 retweets.The responses ranged from full support to respectful disagreement. There were some who in their disagreement chose to post abusive tweets targeting Kapoor and his family as well. âCow slaughter BAN in Maharashtra has been there for many years. Wld be good if you understand the issue before getting angry sir,â replied @sinsinwati.Barrage of abusive tweets followed his post to which Kapoor replied later.On Wednesday (March 19, 2015), Rishi Kapoor further clarified about having consumed beef with a series of tweets posted on his Twitter account.