Netizens troll prime time journalist for asking Taimur to give a flying kiss

Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's three-year-old son Taimur is quite frequently seen on social media. The little boy recently made a 'special appearance' in a live interview where his father Saif was interacting with a news TV journalist about the coronavirus lockdown, on a video call.The final part of the interview, however, did not go down well with the viewers when the journalist requested Saif to give the viewers a glimpse of Taimur once again.A video is doing the rounds on the Internet in which the journalist is seen asking Saif if his little boy could come to the camera and give a flying kiss to the viewers.Visibly irritated Saif shared that his son was in the toilet. To which, the journalist responded: "Its an important place to be in and nobody can interrupt him or disturb him there."The video has irked netizens a lot, who have slammed the journalist for focussing on "Taimur's flying kiss" amidst such a crucial heath crisis as the coronavirus pandemic.A user tweeted: "This is ridiculous. Look at level to which our mainstream TV News channels have gone."Another one wrote: "Is this called journalism? Sharam karo.""Taimur's Potty news is making waves in a time like this!... This is absolute trash!! There is a lot happening outside which requires focus and attention," a social media user commented.
--IANS sim/vnc