Director and actor Rahul Ravindran announced that he deleted X (formerly Twitter) after receiving abusive messages and death threats. The online attacks started during a debate related to the death of Ketan Agarwal’s murder case.
Rahul Ravindran opens up about the abuse
Sharing about his decision, ‘The Girlfriend’ director shared that he wanted to leave the X platform for a long time but he continues to use it because it is a good place to follow sports especially Indian sports beyond cricket. However, while watching the game of the ongoing FIFA World Cup, Brazil vs Japan fixture, he wanted to check a football related account. Instead he clicked on a notification. He mentioned, “Unfortunately, I made the mistake of checking my notifications too. And I found this tweet. I wish I didn’t.”The ‘Jigra’ actor said the comments filled him with anger and affected him deeply. She explained that reading those messages changed her feelings and emotions in a way that made her uncomfortable.
How did Rahul Ravindran feel after reading the comment
He wrote, “I continued to watch it for a long time. I continued to fill with anger. I wanted to track down this man and do unspeakable things to him. The desire was very real. I, involuntarily, vividly imagined situations in my head. My usual response to anger was to tell myself to calm down. My chest slowly returned to normal.“He added, “I didn’t like the guy” he became after reading the posts. She said she doesn’t want any social media platform to have that kind of control over her feelings.Rahul Ravindran also wrote, “Perhaps I overreacted. Despite saying that, he confirmed that he deleted the app from his phone.
About the issue:
For the uninitiated, the issue started when an X user asked Rahul Ravindran if he would make a film on “violence against men” since he was the director. Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘The Girlfriend’. Rahul replied that the society is patriarchal. His response led to a heated debate on social media. Soon, he and his family became the target of personal attacks.
