After backlash, Siddharth apologizes to Saina Nehwal for his crass comment, calls himself 'staunch feminist ally'
He insisted that his comment was a joke and his ‘word play and humour’ didn"t have any malicious intent that many have attributed to it.
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Mumbai, January 12: Actor Siddharth wrote a ‘letter’ to badminton player Saina Nehwal over his crass comment after she tweeted over PM Modi’s security breach in Punjab last week. In a letter, he said that he would like to apologise for the 'joke', saying that he had more grace in him than that tweet.
On January 6, 2022, Siddharth had responded to Saina’s tweet on PM Modi’s security breach and referred to her as ‘subtle cock’. However, he does have a history of crass tweets and comments on women he does not politically agree with. Just minutes after his offensive tweet on Nehwal, Siddharth made similar crass comments on journalist Navika Kumar, calling her ‘stoolkit’.
In his letter, he insisted that his comment was a joke and his ‘word play and humour’ didn't have any malicious intent that many have attributed to it. He further claimed he is a ‘staunch feminist ally’ and claimed there was no gender implied in his tweet. Siddharth also claimed he had no intention to attack Saina ‘as a woman’.
Saina Nehwal has finally shared her thoughts on this issue recently, saying, “Siddharth said something about me first and then apologized. I don't even know why it went so viral. I was surprised to see myself trending on Twitter. Happy that Siddharth has apologized.”
He (actor Siddharth) said something about me first & then apologized. I don't even know why it went so viral. I was surprised to see myself trending on Twitter. Happy that Siddharth has apologized: Badminton player Saina Nehwal https://t.co/uKdfRPXMgn pic.twitter.com/Ls0qWVLJ8X
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2022
On January 6, 2022, Siddharth had responded to Saina’s tweet on PM Modi’s security breach and referred to her as ‘subtle cock’. However, he does have a history of crass tweets and comments on women he does not politically agree with. Just minutes after his offensive tweet on Nehwal, Siddharth made similar crass comments on journalist Navika Kumar, calling her ‘stoolkit’.
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After the actor’s tweet on Nehwal went viral, the NCW wrote to Tamil Nadu DGP, seeking intervention and appropriate action against him.