Actor Siddharth apologises to Saina Nehwal for his ‘sexist’ Tweet in an open letter

Actor Siddharth has apologized to badminton champion Saina Nehwal in an open letter posted on his social media account. Last week, the actor, in a tweet, had responded to a post by Saina where she had shared her concern over the security breach of PM Narendra Modi during his Punjab visit on January 5.

His letter read, ‘Dear Saina, I want to apologise to you for my 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.’

https://twitter.com/Actor_Siddharth/status/1480962679032324097

Further, he added, ‘I, however must insist my word play 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’, he ends.