You must be living under a rock if you are unaware of the controversy stirred after actor Siddharth's tweet about Saina Nehwal. Siddharth's tweet got misfired, and he was accused of making a sexist remark against badminton player Saina Nehwal.?
To salvage the situation, actor Siddharth took to social media to apologize on Tuesday. Calling Saina a champion, actor Siddharth wrote how he tried to make a joke with his original comment, but it ¡®didn¡¯t land.?
"He only said it, and he is now apologizing. I was surprised to see myself trending on Twitter that day. I haven¡¯t spoken to him, but I am happy that he apologized."?
Saina added,?
¡°See, it is about women; he shouldn¡¯t target a woman like that, but it¡¯s okay. I am not bothered about it, I am happy in my space, and god to bless him."?
Siddharth called himself an ¡®ally¡¯ of the feminist movement in his open letter. He wrote:?
¡°Dear Saina, I want to apologize to you for the 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. 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 added,??¡°I, however, must insist my wordplay and humour had none of the malicious intent that so many people from all quarters have attributed to it. I am a staunch feminist ally, and I assure you there was no gender implied in my tweet and certainly no intent to attack you as a woman. I hope we can put this behind us and that you will accept my letter. You will always be my Champion. Honestly, Siddharth.¡±?
Saina, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had earlier spoken about the incident and told PTI. She said,?
¡°Yeah, I¡¯m not sure what he meant. I used to like him as an actor, but this was not nice. He can express himself with better words but, I guess it¡¯s Twitter and you remain noticed with such words and comments.¡±
National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma had slammed Siddharth's remark and even called for a suspension of his account and suggested that she take the matter up with the police.?
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