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Politicians' comments on Sunny Leone ad silly, says Shilpa
Mumbai, Sep 4
Actress Shilpa Shetty came out in
support of actress Sunny Leone by terming the recent controversy on her
condom advertisement as "silly comments by a fringe".
"It's just
some of the fringe who thinks like that. I don't think everybody thinks
like that, it's very silly. These things happen everywhere. There are
controversies everywhere and this is a really silly thing that you're
giving too much attention to," Shilpa told media persons at the Indian
Merchant Chamber's Ladies Wing Exhibition 2015 when asked about the
controversy.
"I just think that all five fingers can't be like
each other. You got to have all kinds that make the world. Just
concentrate on the positives. I think India is a great country; I love
it and feel very proud to be Indian, to represent my country anywhere in
the world."
Communist Party of India's national secretary (CPI)
Atul Kumar Anjan claimed that Sunny's condom advertisement will trigger
the tendency among men to commit rapes and that it was developing
sexuality and ruining sensibilities. Sunny is a former pornstar who is a
full-fledged actress today, famous for her explicit scenes in films.
Shilpa
has had her share of controversies including the one on the popular
reality show "Big Brother" and the Richard Gere kissing incident.
Regarding
the association of controversies with celebrities, she said:
"Celebrities are always sitting ducks. So we just accept it. I've learnt
to live by the philosophy that when you're a celebrity, you shouldn't
complain and you shouldn't explain. That's it."