Mumbai, Jan 10: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday slammed actor Siddharth for making derogatory remarks on India’s ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.
The NCW said: “The comment is misogynist and outrageous to the modesty of women amounting to disrespect and insult to dignity of women on social media platforms.”
NCW chairman Rekha Sharma wrote a letter to Maharashtra Police to investigate the matter and register FIR under relevant provisions of the law.
She has also written a letter to Twitter India to immediately block the actor’s account and take appropriate action for posting offensive remark on Nehwal.
Earlier, Nehwal tweeted: “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.”
Retweeting the shuttler’s post, the actor said: ‘Subtle cock champion of the world…Thank God we have protectors of India.”
After facing a backlash on social media, Siddhartha tweeted; ‘COCK & BULL’ That’s the reference. Reading otherwise is unfair and leading!
“COCK & BULL”
That’s the reference. Reading otherwise is unfair and leading!
Nothing disrespectful was intended, said or insinuated. Period. ??
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) January 10, 2022
“Nothing disrespectful was intended, said or insinuated. Period,’ he added.
Reacting on Siddharth’s tweet, Nehwal’s husband and Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said: “This is upsetting for us … express ur opinion but choose better words man . I guess u thought it was cool to say it this way”
