After criticism from the netizens and political leaders, Tollywood actor Mr. Siddharth apologised to Ms. Saina Nehwal, the Indian shuttler.
Mr. Siddharth took to Twitter and apologised to Ms.Saina Nehwal and said, “Dear Saina, I want to apologise to you for my rude joke that I wrote as a response to a tweet of yours, a few days ago. I may disagree with you on many things but even my disappointment or anger when I read your tweet, cannot justify my tone and words. I know I have more grace in me than that.”
Mr. Siddharth further explained his joke and said, “As for the joke…If a joke needs to be explained, then it wasn’t a very good joke to begin with. Sorry about a joke that didn’t land.” He also said that he had no “malicious” intent and that he is a “feminist ally.”
Recently, on the 10th of January, Tollywood actor Mr. Siddharth, reacted to a tweet, posted by Ms. Saina Nehwal, who expressed concern over the safety of Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.
After the recent security breach issue during PM Modi’s Punjab visit, Ms. Saina Nehwal said, “No Nation can claim itself to be safe if the security of its own PM gets compromised. I condemn, in the strongest words possible, the cowardly attack on PM Modi by anarchists (sic.)”
Taking a dig at the badminton player, actor Siddharth, who has always been disappointed with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said, “Subtle cock champion of the world… Thank God we have protectors of India. Shame on you #Rihanna.”
Siddharth was attempting to disrespect Saina in a sexist manner by distorting the badminton term ‘shuttlecock.’
The Twitter reaction gained a lot of criticism from netizens, saying it is not a good way to react.
However, soon after the criticism, Siddharth apologized to Saina Nehwal.
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