Swara Bhaskar criticises BJP MP Lallu Singh for liking obscene comment on Twitter; legislator apologises, says act was unintentional

Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar on Tuesday criticised BJP MP Lallu Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad for liking an inappropriate comment on her Twitter post. Later, Singh apologised to Bhaskar and claimed that the ’like’ was unintended.

मर्यादा पुरूषोत्तम श्री रामचंद्र की नगरी अयोध्या के सांसद @LalluSinghBJP आपके handle ने कल रात एक ट्वीट ‘like’ किया था! आपका वो छोटा सा action एक बहुत गहरी सामाजिक समस्या और मानसिकता को दर्शाता है। कृपया मेरा संदेश पढ़ने का कष्ट करें! 🙏🏿 #notcool #notokay pic.twitter.com/wO5O6SjEI0

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) September 3, 2019

बहुत धन्यवाद श्री @lallusinghbjp जी आपके स्पष्टीकरण के लिए। और इस शालीन प्रतिक्रिया के लिए भी आपका धन्यवाद। 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 https://t.co/IpMcoh0rDd

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) September 3, 2019

On Tuesday, the actress posted a screenshot of an obscene comment on her tweet with another image of Singh liking the comment. She pointed out that Singh is an MP from ‘maryada purushottam’ Lord Ram’s birthplace and said, “Yesterday night, you ’liked’ a tweet through your handle. That small action reflects a deep social problem. Please take the trouble of reading my message.”

She further said to the legislator, “You are my father’s age and are a member of Parliament. You should set an example for respecting women, and you should represent the values of Ram Rajya.”

A few hours later, Singh replied to the actress and apologised for hurting her sentiments. He said, “This act must have happened while inadvertently scrolling, for which I apologise. I never intended to hurt anyone’s feelings.”

Bhaskar also acknowledged the apology and thanked the MP for the clarification.