Rang De Basanti actor Siddharth says the security officials at the airport harassed his parents
Key takeaways:
- Siddharth has revealed the security officers at the Madurai airport bothered him and his parents.
- He said they spoke to them in Hindi despite a request to communicate in English.
Actor Siddharth of Rang De Basanti stardom has said the security officers at the Madurai airport recently bugged him and his parents. He said they continued to speak with them in Hindi despite being requested to communicate in English.
Siddhart takes to his IG story about the harassment of his parents:
He posted a photo from the airport on his Instagram Stories and talked about his experience. He continued that when they opposed them, they said, “In India, this is how it is.”
See the Instagram story of Siddharth below:
Siddharth starred in a web series Escaype Live on Disney+ Hotstar this year. It circled around social media’s dark side and featured Jaaved Jaaferi.
Siddhart’s controversy:
Siddharth was part of a dispute in January when he was booked by the cybercrime branch of Hyderabad Police over his tweet against Legend Indian Badminton player Saina Nehwal.
A case was reported under IPC Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to offend the modesty of women). Under applicable sections of the Information Technology Act, a senior police officer told PTI.
He later apologised publicly, calling his statement a “rude joke” and realised that he could not “explain my tone and words.”
Siddharth had responded to Saina Nehwal’s tweet on PM Narendra Modi’s security violation in Punjab, but his tweet attracted much flak for being ‘sexist’. The National Commission for Women (NCW) even requested Twitter India to “immediately” block the artists’ handles.
Siddharth has starred in some Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He is well known for his role with Aamir Khan in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti.
