Last week, Badminton star Saina Nehwal shared her thoughts on the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to Twitter, she wrote, “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).”
As soon as she commented, controversial actor Siddharth had retweeted her post and wrote, “Subtle cock champion of the world… Thank God we have protectors of India. Shame on you #Rihanna (sic).” Many cyber citizens and celebrities called out Siddharth for his ‘crass’ language.
However, Siddharth has defended his tweet and wrote, “‘COCK & BULL’ That’s the reference. Reading otherwise is unfair and leading! Nothing disrespectful was intended, said, or insinuated. Period (sic).”
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma also condemned the actor for his actions. The NCW has also sent Siddharth a notice over the tweet. The statement read: “The comment is misogynist and outrageous to the modesty of a woman amounting to disrespect and insult to dignity of women on social media platforms.”