Vijay Sethupathi breaks silence on casting couch allegations: 'Let the woman enjoy her...'

Vijay Sethupathi, the Kollywood superstar and the National Award-winning actor, has strongly reacted to the sexual exploitation allegations levelled by a woman on X (previously known as Twitter).

Recently, a woman on X claimed that Vijay Sethupathi had exploited a young woman for “caravan favours.” The post was later deleted by the woman.

Now, the actor has reacted to the allegations and called them ‘baseless’. “Anyone who knows me even remotely will laugh at this. I know myself too. This kind of filthy accusation can’t upset me. My family and close friends are upset, but I tell them, ‘Let it slide. This woman is obviously doing it to be noticed. She has her few minutes of fame, let her enjoy it,’” the Jawan actor told while talking to Deccan Chronicle.

The actor has filed a cybercrime complaint against the user and said these kinds of smear campaigns don’t affect him. “I’ve faced all kinds of whispering campaigns for seven years. Such targeting has not affected me so far. It never will,” Sethupathi shared.

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He further linked the timing of the post with the success of his latest film, Thalaivan Thalaivii and shared, “My new film is doing well. Probably, some jealous elements think that by tarnishing me, they can damage my film. It doesn’t work that way. In today’s day and age, anyone can say anything about anybody. There are no filters. All you need is an account on social media, and you can write what you like without fear of repercussion.”

Recently, an X user named Ramya Mohan claimed that Vijay Sethupathi sexually exploited a girl known to her and tweeted, “@VijaySethuOffl has offered Rs. 2L for ‘caravan favours’, Rs. 50k for ‘drives’ and acts like a saint on social media.”

“It’s insane how some insensitive morons are more focused on questioning the source or blaming the victim than actually acknowledging the truth. This truth hit the family like a storm when they went through her diary and phone chats. This wasn’t just some story. This was her life, her pain…” another post stated.