She made it clear that the post did not really speak for Shaw but for one of his close friends that she feels has wronged her in some way. But she also did not share any further information about what happened as far as she was concerned so many of her followers were confused and curious.

But since her comments, fans have noticed a few inconsistencies in her narrative. If Akriti is Shaw’s friend, why is she deleting all her Shaw posts and unfollowing him on social media? The breakup rumor is fueled by that and Akriti’s behavior may be a lot further from reality.

Her first post seemed to indicate feelings of betrayal strongly at first, which led to the belief that Shaw was somehow at the center of the drama. But, when Akriti later claimed that her message had been misunderstood, it made the followers question whether she was really defending Shaw’s reputation, or if she was hiding something more about the story that she was withholding.

Social media has only amplified the debate as many people have been following and analyzing every single piece of Akriti and Shaw's online exchanges. When they post and unfollow each other, it is usually interpreted as the beginning of a bad relationship, but neither Akriti nor Shaw has addressed the speculation or even denied the rumors about their relationship.

So far fans are split on this matter. Some think Akriti’s clarification was genuine and that she was just voicing her feelings to someone that she thought had wronged her, and others believe that the contradictory messages are more likely to be directed at the public in a more sophisticated and orchestrated way to gain attention. They think that the entire episode was staged for the sake of publicity and that their followers can only see it as being staged, leading to suspicion.

As it stands, however, the situation remains open and unclear. With Akriti and Shaw not giving any clear or definitive messages about their relationship, the debate continues to stew and is more about their enigmatic social media posts and activity rather than the actual facts. Fans are left to hypothesize and speculate on the real nature of the relationship with each new post and unfollow, and the gossip and speculation continue to grow.