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Tweet not meant to demean anyone: Neha Dhupia
New Delhi, July 27
After facing a backlash for
criticising the government on social media platform Twitter over its
apathy towards Mumbai citizens during monsoon, actress Neha Dhupia has
clarified that she didn’t intend to 'hurt' or 'demean' anyone with her
post.
On July 21, Neha took to the micro-blogging site and wrote:
"One rain and the city comes to a standstill. Good governance is not
about selfies and making us do yoga, it's making sure your citizens are
safe."
The post, many thought, took a jibe at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, who emphasises the importance of yoga and has made
headlines for going on a selfie spree on several occasions.
But,
in a statement issued on Monday, Neha said that "the intention of my
tweet was never to demean or personally attack anyone".
Her
statement read: "It was the mere frustration of a helpless citizen of
Mumbai. I've tried to take the high road on the outcome and ignore the
people who've abused me and my family ad nauseam online.
"But I
was intimidated as protestors stood outside my house. I am grateful to
our police for protecting us and request people to see that my words
were about a subject and not a person. My goal was never to hurt
anyone's sentiments.
"I have wholeheartedly and consistently
supported the government's movements like 'Yoga Day' and 'Swachh Bharat'
as I will do in the future as well. I hope we can focus on the issues
that matter and that my appeal to improve our civic amenities is taken
in the right way."