The director is the actor Rahul Ravindran announced that it was removing X (formerly Twitter) after receiving abusive messages and death threats. The online attacks started during the controversy surrounding Ketan Agarwal’s murder case.
Rahul Ravindran describes the abuse
Explaining his decision, the ‘Girlfriend’ leader said that he wanted to leave the X platform for a long time but he continued to use it because it is a good place to follow sports especially Indian sports beyond cricket. However, while watching the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Brazil vs Japan fixture wanted to look at a football related account. Instead he clicked on the notification. He said, “Unfortunately, I made the mistake of checking my credentials. And I found this tweet. I wish I hadn’t.”The ‘Jigra’ actor said the comments made him angry and affected him deeply. He explained that reading the messages changed the way he felt in his heart to the point where he was uncomfortable.
What Rahul Ravindran felt after reading the comment
He wrote, “I continued to watch for a long time. I continued to be filled with rage. I wanted to follow this man and do incredible things to him. The desire was real. I was, unconsciously, clearly imagining events in my head. My usual response to anger is to tell myself to sit down. But I did not want to stay for a long time and for a long time. The drama on T. V did not watch slowly my heartbeat returned to its place.“She added, “I didn’t like the guy” after reading the text. He also said that he does not want any social media to control his thoughts.Rahul Ravindran also wrote, “Maybe I’m exaggerating. Maybe maybe it’s my fault maybe my kids and I are supposed to hate this.” Even after saying this, he made sure to delete the app from his phone.
About the story
For the uninitiated, the story started when user X asked Rahul Ravindran if he would make a film about “violence against men” since he directed them. Rashmika Mandanna star writer ‘The Girlfriend’. Rahul replied that people are ancestors. His answer sparked a heated debate on social media. Soon, he and his family began to be persecuted.
