Director and actor Rahul Ravindran He announced that he was deleting X (formerly Twitter) after receiving abusive messages and death threats. The online onslaught started during the controversy surrounding the death of the Ketan Aggarwal murder case.
Rahul Ravindran opens up about abuse
Sharing about his decision, ‘The Girlfriend’ director shared that he wanted to leave the X platform for a long time but he continued to use it as it was a good place to follow sports outside of cricket, especially Indian sports. However, while watching a game of the ongoing FIFA World Cup, he wanted to check a football related account during the Brazil vs Japan match. Instead he clicked on a notification. He noted, “Unfortunately, I made the mistake of checking my notifications as well. And I came across this tweet. I wish I hadn’t.”The ‘Jigra’ actor said the comments filled him with anger and affected him deeply. She explained that reading these messages changed her mood and emotions in ways that made her uncomfortable.
What Rahul Ravindran felt after reading the comments
He wrote, “I stared at it for a long time. I was filled with anger. I wanted to track this guy down and do unspeakable things to him. The urge was very real. I was, involuntarily, imagining the scenario in my head. My natural reaction to anger is to tell myself to calm down. But I didn’t want to sit still. And watching the game on T.V very slowly brought my heart rate back to somewhat normal.“She added, “I didn’t like the guy” after reading the posts. She said she doesn’t want any social media platform to have that kind of control over her feelings.Rahul Ravindran also wrote, “Maybe I’m overreacting. Maybe it’s my fault. Maybe my kids and I deserve this hate.” Having said that, he confirmed that he was deleting the app from his phone.
About the problem
For the uninitiated, the issue started when an X user asked Rahul Ravindran if he would make a film on “atrocities against men” since he had directed it. Rashmika Mandanna Starring ‘The Girlfriend’. In reply, Rahul said, the society is patriarchal by birth. His response sparked a heated debate on social media. Soon, he and his family became targets of personal attacks.
