Actor Siddharth has been summoned in connection with his tweet on ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. The Chennai Police Commissioner said on Thursday that two complaints have been received against the actor in this regard.
“Actor Siddharth has been summoned [over his tweet on Saina Nehwal]. We’ve actually received two complaints. We only need his statement,” said Chennai Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal.
The Chennai Police Commissioner also said that one of the two cases involves defamation.
He added, “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are thinking about how to get the statement. We have summoned actor Siddharth”.
SIDDHARTH’S TWEET ON SAINA NEHWAL
Referring to the security breach involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Saina Nehwal wrote on Twitter, “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).”
To this, Siddharth reacted, “Subtle cock champion of the world… Thank God we have protectors of India. Shame on you #Rihanna (sic).”
Many, including Nehwal’s husband and fellow badminton player Parupalli Kashyap, criticised the actor for the nature of his remarks.
The actor later issued a clarification saying: “COCK & BULL That’s the reference. Reading otherwise is unfair and leading! Nothing disrespectful was intended, said or insinuated. Period (sic),” he wrote.
Siddharth later apologised and said, “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.”