CHENNAI: Actor, BJP leader and former MLA
S Ve Shekar
on Friday apologised for sharing a message on Facebook criticising woman journalists.
Shekar’s Facebook post, which he deleted after being trolled by netizens, was in the context of
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit patting a
woman journalist
on her cheek during a press meet in Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
A post which S Ve Shekar shared on Facebook. He deleted it later.After deleting the post, Shekar said in a statement: "By mistake I forwarded (shared) a message without reading. When a friend pointed that the content was abusive, it was removed immediately."
The actor said he did not endorse the views expressed in the message. "I come from a family that respects women and women journalists. If I had hurt anyone in the very few minutes of that post, it was not on purpose and my heartfelt apology," said Shekar.
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