Director and actor Rahul Ravindra announced that it will delete X (formerly Twitter) after receiving abusive messages and death threats. The online attacks started during a debate related to the death of Ketan Agarwal murder case.
Rahul Ravindran opens up about abuse
Sharing his decision, ‘The Girlfriend’ director shared that he wanted to leave the X platform for a long time but continued to use it as it is a good place to follow sports, especially Indian sports beyond cricket. However, while watching an ongoing FIFA World Cup match, the Brazil vs Japan match, I wanted to check a football-related account. Instead, he clicked on a notification. He mentioned: “Unfortunately, I also made the mistake of checking my notifications. And I came across this tweet. I wish I hadn’t.”The ‘Jigra’ actor said that the comments filled him with rage and affected him deeply. He explained that reading these messages changed his mood and emotions in a way that made him uncomfortable.
What Rahul Ravindran felt after reading the comment
He wrote: “I kept looking at it for a long time. I kept filling myself with rage. I wanted to track this guy down and do unspeakable things to him. The desire was very real. I was, involuntarily, vividly imagining scenarios in my head. My usual response to anger is to tell myself to calm down. But I didn’t want to spend much time and my head was very hot. in the T. V match without very slowly my heart rate returned to a semblance of normality.“She added, “I didn’t like the guy,” she became after reading the posts. She said she didn’t want any social media platform to have that kind of control over her feelings.Rahul Ravindran also wrote, “Maybe I’m exaggerating. Maybe somehow it’s my fault, maybe my kids and I deserve this hate.” Even after saying that, he confirmed that he was deleting the app from his phone.
On the topic
For the uninitiated, the trouble started when an X user asked Rahul Ravindran if he would make a film on “atrocities against men” since he had directed Rashmika Mandanna stars in ‘The Girlfriend’. Rahul replied that the society is inherently patriarchal. His response sparked a heated debate on social media. Soon, he and his family became the target of personal attacks.