Neha Dhupia clarifies after facing flak for criticising Modi govt in tweet

27 July,2015 12:01 PM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Just days after Twitterati trolled Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia for posting a tweet criticising the Narendra Modi-led central government, the actress has issued a clarification saying she never meant to demean or personally attack anyone

Neha Dhupia clarifies trolled on Twitter for criticising Modi govt


Just days after Twitterati trolled Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia for posting a tweet criticising the Narendra Modi-led central government, the actress has issued a clarification saying she never meant to demean or personally attack anyone.

Also read: Neha Dhupia trolled on Twitter for criticising Modi govt


Neha Dhupia

"The intention of my tweet was never to demean or personally attack anyone. It was the mere frustration of a helpless citizen of Mumbai, " said Neha Dhupia in a statement.

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She added, "I've tried to take the high road on the outcome and ignore the people who've abused me and my family and nauseam online. But I felt 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."

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"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," read her statement.

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