Thalapathy Vijay has issued a statement expressing his disgust at the “hurtful comments against women on social media” after a female journalist found herself the end of the online abuse and harassment. Fans of the 43 year old actor went at journalist Dhanya Rajendran, after she criticised a film he stared in.
“I respect women a lot. Everybody has the right to criticise anyone's film. I believe no women should be spoken of in a demeaning way no matter what happens. We all have to praise womanhood. Nobody should pass hurtful comments against women on social media,” Vijay's statement said. Dhanya bore the wrath of the actor's fans for over a week. After watching Bollywood film 'Jab Harry Met Sejal', she tweeted that the only other film she's ever left early was 'Sura'.
The simple tweet was enough for fans to band against her. Rajendran faced explicit sexual abuse over the days, and was called a “prostitute” amongst other things. Chennai police's cyber cell has registered a complaint against four Twitter handles for harassing the editor-in-chief. While Vijay fans have a reputation for indulging in crass fights. This is, however, the first time the actor himself intervened.
