Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) general secretary K Anbazhagan on Monday temporarily suspended actor Radha Ravi from the party following his sexist remarks against actor Nayanthara.
On Saturday, Ravi had passed a remark on Nayanthara during the trailer launch of her upcoming Tamil film ‘Kolayuthir Kaalam’.
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His comment earned a lot of backlash on social media after his speech clip got circulated and he was also slammed by actor Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar and filmmaker Vignesh Shivn.
Well-known singer and dubbing artiste Chinmayi Sripaada was among the first to call out Ravi’s insensitive comments on Nayanthara.
The South India Artistes’ Association also issued a statement condemning actor Radha Ravi for his statements.
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