Kiccha Sudeep, Shivarajkumar and others condemn slipper attack on Kannada actor Darshan

Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep, Shivarajkumar and a host of celebrities have condemned the recent slipper attack on Darshan by an alleged Puneeth Rajkumar fan over his sexist remark on Lady Luck.

By BollywoodLife
Published: December 20, 2022 5:50 PM IST

Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa recently landed himself in hot waters after he angered fans with his insensitive remarks on Lady Luck. During a promotional event of his upcoming film Kranti in Karnataka's Hosapete on Sunday evening, an alleged fan of late Puneeth Rajkumar hurled a slipper at Darshan over his recent remarks. The incident has been condemned by Kiccha Sudeep, Shivarajkumar and more members of the film fraternity. Also Read - Trending South News Today: Pushpa 2 gets a new leading lady; Allu Arjun attends 18 Pages promotional event in style and more

Kiccha Sudeep took to Twitter to share a long statement on the incident and said that 'each and every individual deserves to be treated with dignity, and any problem can be solved in a manner that is pleasant and calm.' He also tried to acknowledge the dispute between Darshan and Puneeth's fans and tried to make them understand that even the late Kannada superstar wouldn't have liked this kind of violent behaviour. Also Read - Trending South News Today: Ram Charan-Jr NTR starrer RRR wins three more awards, slipper hurled at Kannada actor Darshan and more

The Vikrant Rona star also said that despite his differences with Darshan, he can't ignore his contribution to the Kannada cinema. He added that Darshan didn't receive this kind of treatment and the incident has disturbed him a lot. "Rebelling like this isn't an answer or a reaction towards any situation," Kiccha said in his statement adding that 'Kannada industry and the people of our land are known for good reasons, for which Kannada and Karnataka are respected across all states.' Also Read - Mark your calendars — Kannada cinema superstar, Darshan's Roberrt, to hit Amazon Prime on THIS date

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Rebellion isn't always an Answer.
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— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) December 20, 2022

Actor Shivarajkumar also took to Twitter and said that the attack on Darshan has pained him since they they live a family. Actor turned politicians Jaggesh and Ramya also echoed their sentiments asking people not to insult artistes like this and cautioned all the fan clubs to maitain decorum. Anu Prabhakar, Sharan and other host of celebrities also condemned the incident.

ನೆನ್ನೆ ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದರ್ಶನ್ ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಡೆದ ಕೃತ್ಯ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನೋವುಂಟು ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಘಟನೆ ಒಂದೇ ಮನೆಯವರಂತಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನೋವುಂಟು ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.
ಮನುಷ್ಯತ್ವ ಮರೆತು ಯಾರೂ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ವಿನಂತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ
ಅಭಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿ; ದ್ವೇಷ ಅಗೌರವವನ್ನಲ್ಲ

ನಿಮ್ಮ
ಶಿವಣ್ಣ pic.twitter.com/34eJfpdmKk

— DrShivaRajkumar (@NimmaShivanna) December 19, 2022

In his recent interview, Darshan had spoken about Lady Luck saying, "Goddess of Luck doesn't knock on the door always. When she knocks, grab her, drag her into your bedroom and strip her naked. If you give her clothes, she will go out." His comment were tagged as misogynistic, which sparked a huge controversy.

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ByBollywoodLife
Published: December 20, 2022 5:50 PM IST