'Will think twice before I speak': Sai Pallavi apologises for her controversial remarks on Kashmiri Pandits genocide

Hyderabad, June 21: After receiving criticism over her controversial remarks seemingly comparing the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus to mob lynching incidents, the South Indian actress  Sai Pallavi has now issued a clarification on her controversial remark.

 

 

Posting a video on social media site, she explained that she would never belittle the tragedy, stating her stance clear on the subject. 

 

She said, “This is the first time that I am getting in touch with all to clarify something and I think this will be the first time that I will be thinking twice before I speak my heart because I am anxious that my words might be misinterpreted. So forgive me, if I take longer than usual to communicate my thoughts. 

 

“In a recent interview, I was asked whether I was the supporter of the Left or the Right Wing and I clearly stated that I believe I am neutral and we need to be good human beings first before we identify ourselves with our beliefs. And the oppressed need to be protected at any cost,” the actor said.

 

 

 

Towards the end of the video, Sai Pallavi added that she could not come to terms with the violence of mob lynching. “I don’t think any of us has the right to take another person’s life. Being a medical graduate, I believe that all lives are equal and all lives are important. I hope the day does not come when a child is born and he or she is scared of his or her identity.” 

 

For the unreserved, during the promotions of her recent Telugu film, Virata Parvam, she drew a comparison between the 1990's Kashmiri Pandit exodus and the recent case of cow vigilantism. The small clip of the interview went viral on social media and has sparked a row on the internet.

 

 

In the video posted on June 12, the interviewer asks, "Weren't you influenced by any kind of politics during college? Whether it is right or left?" To which, the actor replied saying she was brought up in a politically neutral family and all they taught her was to be a good human being.