Pakistani actress Zhalay Sarhadi recently compared social media to a ‘strict desi mom’ following the backlash over a promotional campaign for Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The campaign, which highlights Maryam Nawaz’s achievements, has seen participation from various social media influencers and well-known Pakistani celebrities such as Urwa Hocane, Sanam Saeed, Saba Qamar, Zhalay Sarhadi, and singer Aima Baig.
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Despite the campaign’s intentions, it has been met with widespread criticism from the public, resulting in anger and calls for a boycott of the participating artists.
In response to the backlash, Zhalay Sarhadi took to her Instagram story with an amusing analogy, likening social media users to a ‘desi mom.’ She wrote, “Social media is just like a desi mom. After a whole day of work, if you leave a glass on the table, you’ll hear, ‘Useless! You don’t do anything.'” Sarhadi pointed out that, much like a desi mom criticises minor mistakes, social media users harshly judge based on a single error.
